Lucas Matthysse

Roach: Viktor Postol is my new favorite fighter

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Image: Roach: Viktor Postol is my new favorite fighter(Photo Credit: Gene Belvins – Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions) By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he revealed that #2 WBC 140lb contender Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) is his new favorite fighter, not Manny Pacquiao, a fighter that Roach has been training for many years now.

Roach, 55, has been training Postol for the past two fights, and he’s now facing the toughest opponent of his career in #1 WBC Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) in 10 days from now on October 3rd in a fight televised on HBO World Championship Boxing at the StubHub Center, in Carson, California.

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Matthysse plans on forcing Postol to brawl

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Image: Matthysse plans on forcing Postol to brawlBy Allan Fox: #1 WBC Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) says he’s going to take the action to the inside when he faces #2 WBC Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) on October 3rd in their fight on HBO from the StubHub Center, in Carson, California.

Matthysse, 5’7”, knows that he’s got to get on the inside against the 5’11” Postol for him to have a chance of beating the taller fighter. Matthysse won’t be able to stay on the outside against Postol because he’ll be picked off all night by his jabs and long right hands.

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De La Hoya expects Matthysse to defeat Postol

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LOS ANGELES (Sept. 15, 2015) – Former Interim WBC Super Lightweight World Champion Lucas “La Máquina” Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) hosted his first-ever Argentinian media work out on Monday, Sept. 14 ahead of his upcoming fight with former WBC International Super Lightweight Champion Viktor “The Iceman” Postol (27-0, 11 KOs). Matthysse showcased his boxing skills in a workout session open to the public and spoke to the media about his upcoming fight. Matthysse and Postol will square off for the vacant WBC World Super Lightweight Championship in a 12-round bout on October 3 at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

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Matthysse a possibility for Pacquiao’s next fight, says Arum

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Image: Matthysse a possibility for Pacquiao’s next fight, says ArumBy Tim Fletcher: #2 WBC Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) has a lot on the line for his next fight against #1 WBC Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) in their fight for the vacant WBC World super lightweight title on October 3rd from the StubHub Center, in Carson, California.

The fight will be televised by HBO. If Matthysse can get past the tall 5’11” Postol, he has a chance to be the next opponent for superstar Manny Pacquiao when he returns to the ring in February or March in 2016, according to the LA Times. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum likes the idea of matching Pacquiao against the slugger Matthysse.

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Judah to fight on September 10th, wants Matthysse rematch

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judah4345By Dan Ambrose: The soon to be 38-year-old Zab Judah (42-9, 29 KOs) will be launching a comeback on September 10th on Premier Boxing Champions on CBS in a fight against an opponent still to be determined in New York. Judah hasn’t fought in almost two years since losing a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision to Paulie Malignaggi in December 2013.

Judah couldn’t pull the trigger on his shots in that fight, and he looked completely over-the-hill. Judah says the time that he’s had out of the ring since then has him feeling fresh, and he says he wants to fight a rematch against the big punching Lucas Matthysse after he takes a couple of tune-up bouts.

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Matthysse will have problems with Viktor Postol’s size and reach advantage

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MatthyssePostolLAPC_Hoganphotos6(Photo Credit: Golden Boy Promotions) By Allan Fox: At yesterday’s kickoff press conference between #2 WBC light welterweight contender Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) and #1 WBC Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) the one thing that immediately jumped out at you was the huge height advantage that the 5’11” Postol had over the 5’6 ½” Matthsse.

It’s unclear how Matthysse is going to be able to deal with Postol’s 4 ½” height advantage when the two fighters get inside the ring on October 3rd to fight for the vacant WBC light welterweight title on Showtime Championship Boxing from the StubHub Center, in Carson, California.

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Lucas Matthysse vs. Viktor Postol on October 3rd at StubHub Center, Carson, CA

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matthysse4By Allan Fox: Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) will be getting another crack at the WBC light welterweight title when he faces the nonstop punching machine Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) on October 3rd in a fight that will be televised by HBO Boxing After Dark from the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Matthysse previously fought for the WBC 140lb title when he faced former champion Danny Garcia in September 2013. However, Matthysse suffered an eye injury in the first half of the fight, and wasn’t able to fight as effectively in the last six rounds due to the injury, the low blows, holding and moving that Garcia used.

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Lucas Matthysse vs. Viktor Postol set for October 3rd on HBO!

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Matthysse decision's Provodnikov in a war(Photo credit: Hogan Photos) By Dan Ambrose: #1 WBC Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) vs. #2 WBC Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) is now officially set for October 3rd on HBO Championship Boxing, according to Dan Rafael per Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya. The Postol-Matthysse fight will be for the vacant WBC World light welterweight title that was recently stripped from Danny Garcia, and the fight will be staged at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

It’s a good fight matching the hard hitting Argentinian Matthysse against the unbeaten Ukrainian Postol. Its two different styles that we’re going to be seeing. Postol is a tall 5’11” known for his high volume punch output.

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Lucas Matthysse vs. Viktor Postol in the works for September 26th

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matthysse543By Dan Ambrose: A fight between #1 WBC Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) and #2 WBC Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) is in the works for September 26th, according to Fight News. Postol vs. Matthysse has been ordered by the World Boxing Council to fight for the vacant WBC 140 pound title that was recently stripped from champion Danny Garcia, who had failed to defend the belt for well over a year.

Garcia had just been sitting on the title while taking one catch-weight fight after another in the welterweight division.

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