{"id":171040,"date":"2018-07-15T05:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T09:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=171040"},"modified":"2018-07-15T05:00:55","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T09:00:55","slug":"pacquiao-downs-matthysse-via-7th-round-tko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/15\/pacquiao-downs-matthysse-via-7th-round-tko\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacquiao downs Matthysse via 7th-round TKO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pacquiao, boxing for the first time since cutting ties with longtime mentor Freddie Roach, went aggressive from the get-go, frustrating the Argentinian early on. (Photo<\/a>: Manny Pacquiao\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— He\u2019s back. Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao now has a WBA belt in his hands.<\/p>\n

The eight-division world champion is back at the top of the welterweight ladder, dethroning Argentina\u2019s Lucas Matthysse in a seventh-round knockout at the main event of “Fight of the Champions” at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao took the belt in style, scoring his first knockout win in nine years.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao, boxing for the first time since cutting ties with longtime mentor Freddie Roach, went aggressive from the get-go, frustrating the Argentinian early on.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao then connected on a left uppercut that floored Matthysse in Round 3, showing an early sign that the bout will not last long.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao later connected on jabs that once again knocked Matthysse down in Round 5.<\/p>\n

Matthysse had his brightest moment in Round 6, landing a 1-2-3 combination.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao caught him again in Round 7, and referee Kenny Bayless had seen enough and put the fight to an end.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao, who won a WBA world title belt for the first time ever, won a welterweight belt for the fifth time in his career while scoring his 60th career win.<\/p>\n

This is his first win via stoppage since knocking out Miguel Cotto on Nov. 15, 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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