Lucas Matthysse
Introduction '''Lucas Martín Matthysse''' (; born 27 September 1982) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2018.He held the WBA (Regular) welterweight title in 2018 and the WBC interim super lightweight title from 2012 to 2013.Matthysse was known for his aggressive pressure fighting style and formidable punching power. He is the younger brother of former featherweight world champion of boxing, Edith Soledad Matthysse.
Amateur career During his amateur career, Matthysse fought in the 2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he went on to stop Colombia's Breidis Prescott in just the first round.Lucas has faced Marcos Maidana four times in the amateurs with Maidana winning three times while fighting the fourth to a draw.
Professional career ===Light welterweight===In June 2004, Lucas won his pro debut against Leandro Almagro, on a card that also featured his brother Walter.===Matthysse vs. Judah===On 6 November 2010 Matthysse lost a very disputed split decision against former world champion Zab Judah in the main event of an HBO card. Judah began the busier fighter, using the jab and trying to land uppercuts for the first two rounds, while Matthysse worked on the body. In round three, a clash of heads opened a cut outside of the left eye of Judah. Matthysse displayed more aggression and became the aggressor in the third and the fourth round and Judah switched to a defensive tactic. In the next two rounds, the American boxer picked up the pace, beginning to land more combinations. Judah continued to box throughout the ninth round but Matthysse began to show more power in the tenth, focusing on the head of his opponent and knocking down the American boxer after a hard right hand to the jaw. Judah got up, but he was hurt. The Argentine fighter tried to press the attack after the knockdown. Two judges scored the fight 114–113 for Judah, while the other judge scored it 114–113 for Matthysse.===Matthysse vs. Alexander===On 25 June 2011 Matthysse faced former world champion Devon Alexander and lost another close, but hugely controversial split decision. The judges in the Family Arena in St. Charles had the fight 96–93 and 95–94 for Alexander, and 96–93 for Matthysse.===Matthysse vs. Martínez, Soto and Olusegun===Lucas was forced to withdraw from a fight versus Erik Morales in one of the featured bouts on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz HBO PPV undercard at the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada, citing a viral infection that had kept him from training.Lucas fought Mexican Martín Ángel Martínez on 10 February 2012 for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental light welterweight title at the Gimnasio Municipal, Chubut, Argentina in a scheduled 12 round bout. The Mexican retired after the 5th round.The stay-busy victory over the 20-year-old Mexican fighter set up a Showtime televised showdown between Matthysse and former 130-pound and lightweight beltholder Humberto Soto on 23 June 2012.Both fighters traded big shots in the opening rounds but the Matthysse was able to land consistent big body shots and came through this fight with another fifth round TKO.Matthysse then faced undefeated Nigerian-born British professional boxer Ajose Olusegun on 8 September 2012.Olusegun had been declared the mandatory challenger for the WBC light welterweight title going into the fight. The first few rounds were good exchanges for the two brawlers. However, on the tenth round the hard punches from the Argentinian proved too much for the unbeaten Nigerian and therefore the referee stopped the fight via 10th round TKO.===Matthysse vs. Peterson===On 18 May 2013 Matthysse faced Lamont Peterson in a non title match in Atlantic City, New Jersey. At the end of the second round Matthysse landed a hard right hand to the body followed of a left hook to the head, that knocked Peterson down. In the third round Matthysse kept the pressure on Peterson, knocking him down twice in that round. At 46 seconds of round 3 referee Steve Smoger stopped the fight after the second Peterson knock down. The winner via TKO was Matthysse.After the fight, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, declared Matthysse the next Manny Pacquiao.The victory was considered the biggest of Matthysse's career, and his first step in the door to super stardom. He then faced unified 140 lb champion Danny García on 14 September 2013 as part of the undercard to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez main event.===Matthysse vs. García===Going into his fight on 14 September against García, Matthysse was a heavy favorite despite being the challenger. Nevertheless, García stood firm and fought a mature fight, trading rounds early with Matthysse. In the middle rounds, Matthysse developed an injury to his right eye from García's flinched right hand, which the young champ exploited. 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 ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes45Loss39–5 Manny PacquiaoTKO7 (12), 15 Jul 201844Win39–4 Tewa KiramKO8 (12), 27 Jan 201843Win38–4 Emanuel TaylorTKO5 (10), 6 May 201742Loss37–4 Viktor PostolKO10 (12), 3 Oct 201541Win37–3 Ruslan Provodnikov1218 Apr 201540Win36–3 Roberto OrtizKO2 (12), 6 Sep 201439Win35–3 John Molina Jr.KO11 (12), 26 Apr 201438Loss34–3 Danny GarciaUD1214 Sep 201337Win34–2 Lamont PetersonTKO3 (12), 18 May 201336Win33–2 Mike Dallas Jr.KO1 (12), 26 Jan 201335Win32–2 Ajose OlusegunTKO10 (12), 8 Sep 201234Win31–2 Humberto SotoRTD5 (12), 23 Jun 201233Win30–2 Martín Ángel MartínezTKO6 (12), 10 Feb 201232Win29–2 Sergio Omar PriottiKO4 (10), 9 Dec 201131Loss28–2 Devon AlexanderSD1025 Jun 201130Win28–1 DeMarcus CorleyTKO8 (12), 21 Jan 201129Loss27–1 Zab Judah126 Nov 201028Win27–0 Rogelio Castañeda Jr.KO1 (12), 28 Aug 201027Win26–0 Vivian HarrisTKO4 (10), 20 Feb 201026Win25–0 Florencio CastellanoKO4 (10)21 Nov 200925Win24–0 Luis Ernesto JoséKO2 (10)21 Apr 200924Win23–0 Carlos Adán Jerez1020 Dec 20082322–0 Rogelio Castañeda Jr.NC3 (10), 12 Sep 200822Win22–0 Gilbert QuirosTKO4 (10)13 Jun 200821Win21–0Jorge MedranoRTD4 (10)29 Feb 200820Win20–0Esteban de Jesus MoralesKO2 (8)2 Nov 200719Win19–0Ariel Francisco BurgosKO4 (12), 2 Jun 200718Win18–0Ramon DuranKO1 (8), 4 May 200717Win17–0Alejandro CiaciaKO1 (8), 30 Mar 200716Win16–0Diego Jesús PonceKO2 (12), 21 Oct 200615Win15–0Justo Evangelista MartínezKO2 (6), 1 Sep 200614Win14–0Ceferino ZampattiKO1 (6), 7 Jul 200613Win13–0Hernan Abraham ValenzuelaTKO1 (6), 5 May 200612Win12–0Victor Daniel RiosKO2 (12), 1 Apr 200611Win11–0Hernan Abraham ValenzuelaRTD3 (6)17 Mar 200610Win10–0Vicente Luis BurgoKO2 (6), 16 Dec 20059Win9–0Jorge Alberto CarballoTKO2 (8)25 Nov 2005 8Win8–0Marcelo Omar LazarteRTD3 (6), 8 Oct 20057Win7–0Jesus Ceferino Vergara1 (6), 12 Aug 20056Win6–0Nestor Fabian SanchezTKO3 (4)18 Apr 20055Win5–0Hugo Antonio AquinoKO1 (4)18 Feb 20054Win4–0Adan Basilio Mironchik1 (4)13 Nov 20043Win3–0Bernardino Gonzalez3 (4)3 Sep 20042Win2–0Luis Roberto AguilarTKO1 (6), 17 Jul 20041Win1–0Leandro Almagro2 (4)4 Jun 2004
References
External links ** Lucas Matthysse profile at Golden Boy Promotions* Lucas Matthysse - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at  Box.Live