Manny Pacquiao becomes an 11-time world champion with a seventh round win over Lucas Matthysse in his first KO victory since 2009
MANNY PACQUIAO proved age is just a number as he became an 11-time world champion by knocking out Lucas Matthysse. The 39-year-old Filipino claimed the WBA world welterweight title in round seven of the showdown in Kuala Lumpur this morning. Getty Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years to become an 11-time world champion this morning AFP The 39-year-old knocked out Lucas Matthysse to become WBA world welterweight champion PacMan, who had been expected to fight on the back foot, came out swinging in Malaysia from the get go as he closed down the 35-year-old Argentine from round one. The future Hall of Famer dropped Matthysse three times before securing victory. The first came in the third round with a beautiful left uppercut, then he did it again in the fifth with a looping right hook prior to the final knockdown with another guard splitting left uppercut. That led referee Kenny Bayless to wave off the fight as Pacquiao earned his first KO win since stopping both Ricky Hatton and Miguel...
