Lucas Matthysse
| Lucas Matthysse | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Lucas Martin Matthysse |
| Nickname(s) | La Máquina (The Machine) |
| Rated at |
Welterweight 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 | 41 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 34 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
Lucas Martin Matthysse (born September 27, 1982 in Trelew, Chubut, Argentina) is an Argentine professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division[1] and is the current WBC Inter-Continental Light Welterweight champion.[2] Lucas is the younger brother of professional boxer Walter Matthysse.[3][4] He 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.[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
Super Lightweight
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, and 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 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.[16]
Professional record
| 37 Wins (34 Knockouts), 3 Defeats, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 37–3 (1) |  Ruslan Provodnikov |
MD | 12 | 2015-04-18 |  Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Vernon, New York |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 36–3 (1) |  Roberto Ortiz |
KO | 2 (10) | 2014-09-06 | U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Won WBC Silver Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 35–3 (1) | John Molina, Jr. |
KO | 11 (12) | 2014-04-26 | Stubhub Center, Carson, California |
Won WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title. 2014 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 34–3 (1) | Danny García |
UD | 12 | 2013-09-14 | MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
For WBC, WBA (Super) & The Ring Light Welterweight titles. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 34–2 (1) | Lamont Peterson |
TKO | 3 (12) | 2013-05-18 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Retained Interim WBC Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 33–2 (1) | Michael Dallas, Jr. |
KO | 1 (12) | 2013-01-26 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas |
Retained Interim WBC Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32–2 (1) |  Ajose Olusegun |
TKO | 10 (12) | 2012-09-08 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas |
Won vacant Interim WBC Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 31–2 (1) | Humberto Soto |
RTD | 5 (12) | 2012-06-23 | Staples Center, Los Angeles |
Won WBC Continental Americas Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 30–2 (1) | Angel Martinez |
TKO | 6 (12) | 2012-02-10 | Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Chubut |
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 29–2 (1) | Sergio Omar Priotti |
KO | 4 (10) | 2011-12-09 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 28–2 (1) | Devon Alexander |
SD | 10 | 2011-06-25 | Family Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri |
WBO Light Welterweight Eliminator match. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28–1 (1) | DeMarcus Corley |
TKO | 8 (12) | 2011-01-21 | Polideportivo Vicente Polimeni, Las Heras, Mendoza |
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 27–1 (1) | Zab Judah |
SD | 12 | 2010-11-06 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey |
For the vacant WBO NABO Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26–0 (1) |  Vivian Harris |
TKO | 4 (10) | 2010-02-20 | Auditorio Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24–0 (1) |  Luis Ernesto José |
KO | 2 (10) | 2009-03-21 | Club Atletico Newell's Old Boys, Rosario, Santa Fe |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |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) | 2008-09-12 | Quick Trip Ballpark, Grand Prairie, Texas |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22–0 |  Gilbert Quiros |
TKO | 4 (10) | 2008-06-13 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21–0 | Jorge Luis Noriega Medrano |
RTD | 4 (10) | 2008-02-29 | Parque Prado Español, Ascension, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20–0 | Esteban de Jesus Morales |
KO | 2 (8) | 2007-11-02 | Rojas, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19–0 | Ariel Francisco Burgos |
KO | 4 (12) | 2007-06-02 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires |
Retained WBO Latino Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18–0 | Ramon Duran |
KO | 1 (8) | 2007-05-04 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17–0 | Alejandro Hector Burella Ciacia |
KO | 1 (8) | 2007-03-30 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16–0 | Diego Jesus Ponce |
KO | 2 (12) | 2006-10-21 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires |
Retained WBO Latino Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15–0 | Justo Evangelista Martinez |
KO | 2 (6) | 2006-09-01 | Club Sportivo Rojas, Rojas, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14–0 | Ceferino Victor Daniel Zampatti |
KO | 1 (6) | 2006-07-07 | Polideportivo Municipal Nº 2, General Lavalle, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13–0 | Hernan Abraham Valenzuela |
TKO | 1 (6) | 2006-05-05 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12–0 | Victor Daniel Rios |
KO | 2 (12) | 2006-04-01 | Unión de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Santa Fe |
Won vacant WBO Latino Light Welterweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11–0 | Hernan Abraham Valenzuela |
RTD | 3 (6) | 2006-03-17 | Club Rivadavia, Junín, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10–0 | Vicente Luis Burgo |
KO | 2 (6) | 2005-12-16 | Club Belgrano, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9–0 | Jorge Alberto Carballo |
TKO | 2 (8) | 2005-11-25 | Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8–0 | Marcelo Omar Lazarte |
RTD | 3 (6) | 2005-10-08 | Club Atlético Lanús, Lanús, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7–0 | Jesus Ceferino Vergara |
RTD | 1 (6) | 2005-08-12 | Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Córdoba |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6–0 | Nestor Fabian Sanchez |
TKO | 3 (4) | 2005-03-18 | Hotel Cordoba Plaza, Córdoba, Córdoba |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5–0 | Hugo Antonio Aquino |
KO | 1 (4) | 2005-02-18 | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4–0 | Adan Basilio Mironchik |
KO | 1 (4) | 2004-11-13 | Club Belgrano, San Nicolás, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3–0 | Bernardino Gonzalez |
DQ | 3 (4) | 2004-09-03 | Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2–0 | Luis Roberto Aguilar |
TKO | 1 (6) | 2004-07-17 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Buenos Aires |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1–0 | Leandro Almagro |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2004-06-04 | Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Chubut |
Matthysse's professional debut. |
References
- ↑ Fischer, Doug. (2011-06-22) Gym Notes: Mellow Matthysse improves his craft for Alexander | RingTV. Ringtv.craveonline.com. Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Video: Lucas Matthysse interview and training | RingTV. Ringtv.craveonline.com (2011-06-21). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Fischer, Doug. (2010-10-20) Matthysse wants to restore family name with Judah fight. RingTV. Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ News – Lucas Matthysse Hopes the Second Southpaw is a Charm. Max Boxing (2011-06-03). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Wainwright, Anson (2010-09-08) Q & A with Lucas Matthysse. 15rounds.com
- ↑ Maidana: Lucas Matthysse is Knocking Erik Morales Out! – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com (2011-10-08). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ BoxRec Boxing Records. Boxrec.com (2004-06-04). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ In surprise split decision, Zab Judah sneaks past disappointed Lucas Matthysse. NJ.com. Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Boxing: Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse. HBO (2010-11-06). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Vester, Mark (November 7, 2010). "Judah Rocked Bad, But Edges Matthysse To Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ↑ Coppinger, Mike (November 7, 2010). "Zab Judah earns tough split decision over Lucas Matthysse". USA Today.com. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ↑ News – Matthysse Wins the Fight; Alexander Gets the Decision. Max Boxing (2011-06-26). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ Alexander - I beat Matthysse at 60%
- ↑ Robo en St. Charles: Una víctima llamada Matthysse. Combate Space (2011-06-30)
- ↑ Lucas Matthysse withdraws from Erik Morales bout with viral infection – ESPN. Espn.go.com (2011-09-08). Retrieved on 2013-06-10.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/9675153/danny-garcia-defeats-lucas-matthysse-unanimous-decision,
External links
| 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 |