Lucas Matthysse

Lucas Matthysse
Statistics
Real name	Lucas Martin Matthysse
Nickname(s)	La Máquina ("The Machine")
Rated at	Light welterweight
Height	5 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Reach	69 in (175 cm)
Nationality	Argentine
Born	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.^[1] He held the WBC interim light welterweight title from 2012 to 2013; the WBC Silver light welterweight title from 2014 to 2015;^[2] and has challenged twice for a world title, in 2013 in 2015. His older brother is former professional boxer Walter Matthysse.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

Lucas has faced Marcos Maidana four times in the amateurs with Maidana winning three times while fighting the fourth to a draw.^[6]

Professional career

Light welterweight

In June 2004, Lucas won his pro debut against Leandro Almagro, on a card that also featured his brother Walter.^[7]

Matthysse vs. Judah

On November 6, 2010 Matthysse lost a very disputed split decision against former world champion Zab Judah,^[8] as the main event of an HBO card.^[9] 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.^[10] Two judges scored the fight 114–113 for Judah, while the other judge scored it 114–113 for Matthysse.^[11]

Matthysse vs. Alexander

On June 25, 2011 Matthysse faced former world champion, Devon Alexander in another close, but hugely controversial decision loss.^[12][13][14] 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.^[15]

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 June 23, 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 September 8, 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.

Matthysse vs. 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.^[16]

Matthysse vs. Postol

On October 3, 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 boxing record

Professional record summary
42 fights	37 wins	4 losses
By knockout	34	1
By decision	2	3
By disqualification	1	0
No contests	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
42	Loss	37–4 (1)	Viktor Postol	KO	10 (12), 2:58	Oct 3, 2015	StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	For vacant WBC light welterweight title
41	Win	37–3 (1)	Ruslan Provodnikov	MD	12	Apr 18, 2015	Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
40	Win	36–3 (1)	Roberto Ortiz	KO	2 (10), 2:45	Sep 6, 2014	U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.	Won WBC Silver light welterweight title
39	Win	35–3 (1)	John Molina Jr.	KO	11 (12), 0:22	Mar 26, 2014	Stubhub Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title
38	Loss	34–3 (1)	Danny García	UD	12	Sep 14, 2013	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For WBA (Super), WBC, vacant The Ring and lineal light welterweight titles
37	Win	34–2 (1)	Lamont Peterson	TKO	3 (12), 2:14	May 18, 2013	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.	Retained WBC interim light welterweight title
36	Win	33–2 (1)	Mike Dallas Jr.	KO	1 (12), 2:26	Jan 26, 2013	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBC interim light welterweight title
35	Win	32–2 (1)	Ajose Olusegun	TKO	10 (12), 2:59	Sep 8, 2012	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Won vacant WBC interim light welterweight title
34	Win	31–2 (1)	Humberto Soto	RTD	5 (12), 3:00	Jun 23, 2012	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Won WBC Inter-Continental light welterweight title
33	Win	30–2 (1)	Martin Ángel Martínez	TKO	6 (12), 0:01	Feb 10, 2012	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light welterweight title
32	Win	29–2 (1)	Sergio Omar Priotti	KO	4 (10), 0:27	Dec 9, 2011	Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina
31	Loss	28–2 (1)	Devon Alexander	SD	10	Jun 25, 2011	Family Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
30	Win	28–1 (1)	DeMarcus Corley	TKO	8 (12), 1:02	Jan 21, 2011	Polideportivo Vicente Polimeni, Las Heras, Argentina	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title
29	Loss	27–1 (1)	Zab Judah	SD	12	Nov 6, 2010	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.	For vacant WBO–NABO light welterweight title
28	Win	27–0 (1)	Rogelio Castañeda Jr.	KO	1 (12), 2:35	Aug 28, 2010	Newell's Old Boys, Santa Fe, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino interim light welterweight title
27	Win	26–0 (1)	Vivian Harris	TKO	4 (10), 2:44	Feb 20, 2010	El Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico
26	Win	25–0 (1)	Florencio Castellano	KO	4 (10)	Nov 21, 2009	Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Won WBO Latino interim light welterweight title
25	Win	24–0 (1)	Luis Ernesto José	KO	2 (10)	Apr 21, 2009	Newell's Old Boys, Santa Fe, Argentina
24	Win	23–0 (1)	Carlos Adán Jerez	UD	10	Dec 20, 2008	Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina
23	NC	22–0 (1)	Rogelio Castañeda Jr.	NC	3 (10), 0:50	Sep 12, 2008	QuikTrip Park, Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.	NC after Castañeda Jr. sustained a cut from accidental head clash
22	Win	22–0	Gilbert Quiros	TKO	4 (10)	Jun 13, 2008	Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina
21	Win	21–0	Jorge Medrano	RTD	4 (10)	Feb 29, 2008	Parque Prado, General Arenales, Argentina
20	Win	20–0	Esteban de Jesus Morales	KO	2 (8)	Nov 2, 2007	Rojas, Argentina
19	Win	19–0	Ariel Francisco Burgos	KO	4 (12), 2:14	Jun 2, 2007	Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino light welterweight title
18	Win	18–0	Ramon Duran	KO	1 (8), 2:05	May 4, 2007	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
17	Win	17–0	Alejandro Ciacia	KO	1 (8), 0:55	Mar 30, 2007	Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina
16	Win	16–0	Diego Jesus Ponce	KO	2 (12), 0:56	Oct 21, 2006	Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina	Retained WBO Latino light welterweight title
15	Win	15–0	Justo Evangelista Martinez	KO	2 (6), 2:10	Sep 1, 2006	Club Atletico Sportivo Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
14	Win	14–0	Ceferino Zampatti	KO	1 (6), 1:40	Jul 7, 2006	Polideportivo Municipal Nº 2, Buenos Aires, Argentina
13	Win	13–0	Hernan Abraham Valenzuela	TKO	1 (6), 2:35	May 5, 2006	Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina
12	Win	12–0	Victor Daniel Rios	KO	2 (12), 2:13	Apr 1, 2006	Unión, Santa Fe, Argentina	Won vacant WBO Latino light welterweight title
11	Win	11–0	Hernan Abraham Valenzuela	RTD	3 (6)	Mar 17, 2006	Club Rivadavia, Lincoln, Argentina
10	Win	10–0	Vicente Luis Burgo	KO	2 (6), 1:01	Dec 16, 2005	Club Atlético Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
9	Win	9–0	Jorge Alberto Carballo	TKO	2 (8)	Nov 25, 2005	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
8	Win	8–0	Marcelo Omar Lazarte	RTD	3 (6), 2:54	Oct 8, 2005	Club Atlético Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
7	Win	7–0	Jesus Ceferino Vergara	RTD	1 (6), 1:18	Aug 12, 2005	Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina
6	Win	6–0	Nestor Fabian Sanchez	TKO	3 (4)	Apr 18, 2005	Hotel Cordoba Plaza, Córdoba, Argentina
5	Win	5–0	Hugo Antonio Aquino	KO	1 (4)	Feb 18, 2005	Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
4	Win	4–0	Adan Basilio Mironchik	KO	1 (4)	Nov 13, 2004	Club Atlético Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
3	Win	3–0	Bernardino Gonzalez	DQ	3 (4)	Sep 3, 2004	Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
2	Win	2–0	Luis Roberto Aguilar	TKO	1 (6), 2:44	Jul 17, 2004	Club Ciclista Juninense, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1	Win	1–0	Leandro Almagro	TKO	2 (4)	Jun 4, 2004	Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

References

1. Fischer, Doug. (2011-06-22) Gym Notes: Mellow Matthysse improves his craft for Alexander | RingTV. Ringtv.craveonline.com. Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
2. Video: Lucas Matthysse interview and training | RingTV. Ringtv.craveonline.com (2011-06-21). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
3. Fischer, Doug. (2010-10-20) Matthysse wants to restore family name with Judah fight. RingTV. Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
4. News – Lucas Matthysse Hopes the Second Southpaw is a Charm. Max Boxing (2011-06-03). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
5. Wainwright, Anson (2010-09-08) Q & A with Lucas Matthysse. 15rounds.com
6. Maidana: Lucas Matthysse is Knocking Erik Morales Out! – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com (2011-10-08). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
7. BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com (2004-06-04). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
8. In surprise split decision, Zab Judah sneaks past disappointed Lucas Matthysse. NJ.com. Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
9. Boxing: Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse. HBO (2010-11-06). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
10. Vester, Mark (November 7, 2010). "Judah Rocked Bad, But Edges Matthysse To Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
11. Coppinger, Mike (November 7, 2010). "Zab Judah earns tough split decision over Lucas Matthysse". USA Today.com. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
12. News – Matthysse Wins the Fight; Alexander Gets the Decision. Max Boxing (2011-06-26). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
13. "Alexander: I beat Matthysse at 60%". Boxing News 24.
14. "Home - Las películas, series y deportes con más adrenalina, cuando quieras y donde quieras". SpaceGoLA.
15. Lucas Matthysse withdraws from Erik Morales bout with viral infection – ESPN. Espn.go.com (2011-09-08). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
16. "Danny Garcia defeats Lucas Matthysse by unanimous decision". ESPN.com.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Lucas Matthysse from BoxRec