Manny Pacquiao breathed new life into his career with victory over Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia.
The 39-year-old put on a dominant display to stun defending champion Matthysse with a seventh round knockout to claim the WBA welterweight title in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
The Filipino boxing legend looked focused and busy from the opening bell and had the 15,000 fans at the Axiata Arena on their feet when he sent his Argentine opponent to the canvas three times with an array of clubbing blows. Filipino boxing legend put on a dominant display to stun the defending champion (Image: REUTERS)
The southpaw dropped his opponent for the final time with a brutal uppercut and the win, his first inside the distance since 2009, improves the eight-division world champion’s record to 60-7-2. The 39-year-old sent his Argentine opponent to the canvas three times with an array of clubbing blows (Image: REUTERS)
It was the eight-division world champion’s first fight since his shock defeat by Jeff Horn in Australia 12 months ago.
