Lucas Matthysse

Lucas Matthysse
Statistics
Real name	Lucas Martin Matthysse
Nickname(s)	La Máquina ("The Machine")
Rated at	Light welterweight
Height
Reach	69 in (175 cm)
Nationality	Argentine
Born	(1982-09-27) September 27, 1982 Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	37
Wins by KO	34
Losses	4
No contests	1

Lucas Martin Matthysse (born September 27, 1982) is an Argentine professional boxer. He is a former WBC interim and WBC (Silver) world light welterweight champion. His older brother is professional boxer Walter Matthysse. Lucas holds notable victories over former world champions Vivian Harris, DeMarcus Corley, Humberto Soto, Lamont Peterson, and Ruslan Provodnikov.

Amateur career

During his amateur career, Matthysse fought in the 2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Where he went onto 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

Super Lightweight

In June 2004, Lucas won his pro debut against Leandro Almagro, on a card that also featured his brother Walter.

Matthysse vs. Judah

On November 6, 2010 Matthysse lost a very disputed split decision against former world champion Zab Judah, as 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 June 25, 2011 Matthysse faced former world champion, Devon Alexander in another close, but hugely controversial, decision loss. The judges in the Family Arena in St. Charles had the fight 96–93 and 95–94, Alexander, and 96–93 Matthysse.

Matthysse vs. Martinez, Soto and Olusegun

Lucas was forced to withdraw from a fight versus Erik Morales in one of the featured bouts on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz HBO PPV undercard at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, citing a viral infection that had kept him from training.

Lucas fought Mexican Angel Martinez on February 10, 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 the May 19, 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 May 18, 2013 Matthysse faced Lamont Peterson in a non title match in Atlantic City, New Jersey. At the end of the second roun 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 keeps the pressure on peterson, knocking him down twice in that round. At 46 seconds of round Three (official fight time) referee Steve Smoger stopped the fight after the second peterson knock down. The Winner by TKO Lucas Matthysse.

After the fight, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, declared Matthysse the next Manny Pacquiao.

The victory is considered the biggest of Matthysse's career, and the first step in the door to super stardom. He then faced unified 140 lb champion Danny García on September 14 as part of the undercard to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Saul Alvarez main event.

Lucas Matthysse vs. Danny Garcia

Going into his fight on September 14 against Danny Garcia, Matthysse was a heavy favorite against Garcia despite being the challenger. Nevertheless, Garcia 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 Garcia's flinched right hand, which the young Champ exploited. Matthysee bravely battled back, but Garcia knocked him down in the 11th round, a first for the challenger. The twelfth round saw Garcia lose a point for a low blow, and ended in a slug-fest. The last ten seconds of round 12 twelve proved thrilling, both fighters went toe to toe. In the end, the judges handed Garcia a unanimous decision: 115-111, 114-112 and 114-112.

Lucas Matthysse vs. Viktor Postol

On October 3rd, 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.

Professional record

37 Wins (34 Knockouts), 4 Defeats (1 Knockout), 0 Draws, 1 No Contest
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	37–4 (1)	Viktor Postol	KO	10 (12), 2:58	2015-10-03	StubHub Center, Carson, California	For vacant WBC Light Welterweight title.
Win	37–3 (1)	Ruslan Provodnikov	MD	12	2015-04-18	Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Vernon, New York
Win	36–3 (1)	Roberto Ortiz	KO	2 (10), 2:45	2014-09-06	U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio	Won WBC Silver Light Welterweight title.
Win	35–3 (1)	John Molina, Jr.	KO	11 (12), 0:22	2014-04-26	Stubhub Center, Carson, California	Won WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title, The Ring magazine's "Fight of the Year" (2014).
Loss	34–3 (1)	Danny García	UD	12	2013-09-14	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBC, WBA (Super) and The Ring Light Welterweight titles.
Win	34–2 (1)	Lamont Peterson	TKO	3 (12), 2:14	2013-05-18	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	Retained Interim WBC Light Welterweight title.
Win	33–2 (1)	Michael Dallas, Jr.	KO	1 (12), 2:26	2013-01-26	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas	Retained Interim WBC Light Welterweight title.
Win	32–2 (1)	Ajose Olusegun	TKO	10 (12), 2:59	2012-09-08	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas	Won vacant Interim WBC Light Welterweight title.
Win	31–2 (1)	Humberto Soto	RTD	5 (12), 3:00	2012-06-23	Staples Center, Los Angeles	Won WBC Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title.
Win	30–2 (1)	Martin Ángel Martínez	TKO	6 (12), 0:01	2012-02-10	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Chubut	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title.
Win	29–2 (1)	Sergio Omar Priotti	KO	4 (10), 0:27	2011-12-09	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires
Loss	28–2 (1)	Devon Alexander	SD	10	2011-06-25	Family Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win	28–1 (1)	DeMarcus Corley	TKO	8 (12), 1:02	2011-01-21	Polideportivo Vicente Polimeni, Las Heras, Mendoza	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title.
Loss	27–1 (1)	Zab Judah	SD	12	2010-11-06	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey	For vacant NABO Light Welterweight title.
Win	27–0 (1)	Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.	KO	1 (12)	2010-08-27	Club Atletico Newell's Old Boys, Rosario, Santa Fe	Retained Interim WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	26–0 (1)	Vivian Harris	TKO	4 (10), 2:44	2010-02-20	Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Win	25–0 (1)	Florencio Castellano	KO	4 (10)	2009-11-21	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires	Won Interim WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	24–0 (1)	Luis Ernesto José	KO	2 (10)	2009-03-21	Club Atletico Newell's Old Boys, Rosario, Santa Fe
Win	23–0 (1)	Carlos Adan Jerez	UD	10	2008-12-20	Estadio D'Annunzio, Junín, Buenos Aires
NC	22–0 (1)	Rogelio Castañeda, Jr.	NC	3 (10), 0:50	2008-09-12	Quick Trip Ballpark, Grand Prairie, Texas
Win	22–0	Gilbert Quiros	TKO	4 (10)	2008-06-13	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires
Win	21–0	Jorge Luis Noriega Medrano	RTD	4 (10)	2008-02-29	Parque Prado Español, Ascension, Buenos Aires
Win	20–0	Esteban de Jesus Morales	KO	2 (8)	2007-11-02	Rojas, Buenos Aires
Win	19–0	Ariel Francisco Burgos	KO	4 (12), 2:14	2007-06-02	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	18–0	Ramon Duran	KO	1 (8), 2:05	2007-05-04	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	17–0	Alejandro Hector Burella Ciacia	KO	1 (8), 0:55	2007-03-30	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires
Win	16–0	Diego Jesus Ponce	KO	2 (12), 0:56	2006-10-21	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires	Retained WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	15–0	Justo Evangelista Martinez	KO	2 (6), 2:10	2006-09-01	Club Sportivo Rojas, Rojas, Buenos Aires
Win	14–0	Ceferino Victor Daniel Zampatti	KO	1 (6), 1:40	2006-07-07	Polideportivo Municipal Nº 2, General Lavalle, Buenos Aires
Win	13–0	Hernan Abraham Valenzuela	TKO	1 (6), 2:35	2006-05-05	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires
Win	12–0	Victor Daniel Rios	KO	2 (12), 2:13	2006-04-01	Unión de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Santa Fe	Won vacant WBO Latino Light Welterweight title.
Win	11–0	Hernan Abraham Valenzuela	RTD	3 (6)	2006-03-17	Club Rivadavia, Junín, Buenos Aires
Win	10–0	Vicente Luis Burgo	KO	2 (6), 1:01	2005-12-16	Club Belgrano, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires
Win	9–0	Jorge Alberto Carballo	TKO	2 (8)	2005-11-25	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Win	8–0	Marcelo Omar Lazarte	RTD	3 (6), 2:54	2005-10-08	Club Atlético Lanús, Lanús, Buenos Aires
Win	7–0	Jesus Ceferino Vergara	RTD	1 (6), 1:18	2005-08-12	Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	6–0	Nestor Fabian Sanchez	TKO	3 (4)	2005-03-18	Hotel Cordoba Plaza, Córdoba, Córdoba
Win	5–0	Hugo Antonio Aquino	KO	1 (4)	2005-02-18	Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Win	4–0	Adan Basilio Mironchik	KO	1 (4)	2004-11-13	Club Belgrano, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires
Win	3–0	Bernardino Gonzalez	DQ	3 (4)	2004-09-03	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut
Win	2–0	Luis Roberto Aguilar	TKO	1 (6), 2:44	2004-07-17	Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires
Win	1–0	Leandro Almagro	TKO	2 (4)	2004-06-04	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Chubut	Professional debut.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Lucas Matthysse from BoxRec

Awards and achievements
Vacant Title last held by Kostya Tszyu	WBC Super Lightweight Champion Interim Title September 8, 2012 – September 14, 2013	Unified by Danny García