Matthysee bravely battled back, but García knocked him down in the 11th round, a first for the challenger. The twelfth round saw García lose a point for a low blow, and ended in a slug-fest. The last ten seconds of round 12 proved thrilling, both fighters went toe to toe. In the end, the judges handed García a unanimous decision: 115–111, 114–112 and 114–112. Matthysse vs. Postol On 3 October 2015 Matthysse once again went in as a solid favorite to defeat the undefeated Ukrainian Viktor Postol. But Postol was able to take advantage of his four-inch reach advantage and outwork Matthysse from the outside before sealing the fight with a counter right hand that knocked Matthysse down. Matthysse then made no attempt to get up from the canvas citing a potential injury in his eye in his post-fight interview. He would spend a year-and-a-half out of the ring after undergoing eye surgery and taking time off to recover. Matthysse vs. Taylor On 6 May, 2017, Matthysse fought Emanuel Taylor. Matthysse won the fight via a technical knockout in the fifth round. Matthysse vs. Kiram In his next fight, Matthysse fought Tewa Kiram, who was ranked #1 by the WBA at welterweight. Matthysse managed to knockout his opponent in the eighth round to come out with the victory. Matthysse vs. Pacquiao Matthysse lost his WBA (Regular) welterweight title against Manny Pacquiao on 15 July 2018 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. Pacquiao won the fight via TKO in round 7, marking the first time in nine years that Pacquiao had finished an opponent. Matthysse subsequently announced his retirement from boxing on 2 August 2018. Professional boxing record References External links Lucas Matthysse profile at Golden Boy Promotions Lucas Matthysse - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live 1982 births Living people Argentine male boxers Light-welterweight boxers World welterweight boxing champions Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games People from Trelew World Boxing Association champions Pan American Games competitors for Argentina