On July 15, 2018, the 35-year-old WBA (Regular) welterweight world champion, Lucas Matthysse (39-4, 36 KOs), faced a 39-year-old Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Matthysse came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 18 days. Pacquiao was on a -1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 13 days.
Manny Pacquiao stopped the champion via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA (Regular) welterweight champion. Pacquiao improves his record to 60-7-2 (39 KOs), while Matthysse adds a loss to his record at 39-5.
On October 3, 2015, 33-year-old Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) and 31-year-old Viktor Postol (27-0, 11 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC super-lightweight title.
Matthysse came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Postol was on a 27-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 22 days.
Viktor Postol stopped Lucas Matthysse via KO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Postol improves his record to 28-0 (12 KOs), while Matthysse adds a loss to his record at 37-4.
On September 14, 2013, a 30-year-old Lucas Matthysse (34-2, 32 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBA (Super) and WBC title held by 25-year-old American boxer Danny García (26-0, 16 KOs).
Matthysse came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 88% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Garcia was on a 26-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Danny Garcia defeated Lucas Matthysse via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super-lightweight titles. Garcia improves his record to 27-0, while Matthysse adds a loss to his record at 34-3.
On June 25, 2011, a 28-year-old Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KOs) and a 24-year-old American boxer Devon Alexander (21-1, 13 KOs) met in the ring.
Matthysse came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 89% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 4 days. Alexander was on a -1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 27 days.
Devon Alexander defeated Lucas Matthysse via split decision in the 10-round fight. Alexander improves his record to 22-1, while Matthysse adds a loss to his record at 28-2.
On November 6, 2010, a 28-year-old Lucas Matthysse (27-0, 25 KOs) and a 33-year-old American boxer Zab Judah (39-6, 27 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Matthysse came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Judah was on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 21 days.
Zab Judah defeated Lucas Matthysse via split decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight. Judah improves his record to 40-6, while Matthysse adds a loss to his record at 27-1.