By Allan Fox: Former WBA ‘regular’ welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse announced his retirement from boxing on Wednesday. After 14 years as a pro, the 36-year-old Argentinian Matthysse chose to wrap up his career a little two weeks after losing to Manny Pacquiao by a 7th round knockout on July 15 on Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
By Chris Williams: Fresh off his victory over Lucas Matthysse last Saturday, Manny Pacquiao is now calling for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to come out of retirement so that he can avenge his loss to him from three years ago. ”Let’s do a second one,” Pacquiao said to AFP about a rematch with Mayweather. Pacquiao will be fighting next in November or December.
By Allan Fox: WBA regular welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (39-5, 36 KOs) was trying to make sense of his 7th round blowout loss to Manny Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs) last Saturday night. The fight took place at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
By Chris Williams: ESPN analyst Teddy Atlas wasn’t all that impressed with Manny Pacquiao’s victory over WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse last Saturday night. Atlas saw the fight as Pacquiao (60-7-3, 39 KOs) fighting a heavy bag with arms at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
By Jeff Aranow: Former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn congratulated 39-year-old Manny Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs) following his 7th round knockout victory over WBA secondary welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse last Saturday night in Malaysia. After congratulating Pacquiao, Horn (18-1-1, 12 KOs) then called him out for a rematch.
By Jeff Aranow: ESPN commentator and former two division world champion Tim Bradley was praising Manny Pacquiao continually last night in complimenting the former eight division world champion following his 7th round knockout of WBA World welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse last Saturday night.
By Allan Fox: Looking more muscular than he’s looked in years, 39-year-old Manny Pacquiao scored a rare knockout in stopping WBA World welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse in the 7th round last Saturday night at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The stoppage was Paccquiao’s first in nine years.
By Chris Williams: Former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs) scored his first knockout in nine years since 2009 in stopping a completely shot looking WBA ‘regular’ welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (39-5, 36 KOs) in the 7th round on Saturday night to win the World Boxing Association secondary 147 lb. title at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
By Jim Dower: Old war horse Manny Pacquiao is the favorite to topple WBA ‘regular’ welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs) tonight in their fight at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Weigh-In Results: Manny Pacquiao 146 vs Lucas Matthysse 146.7
Jhack Tepora 125.4 vs Edivaldo Ortega 125.6
Carlos Canizales 106.4 vs Lu Bin 106.7
Moruti Mthalane 111.5 vs Muhammad Waseem 111.3