Pacquiao gets 12th record world title in 8 weight divisions

KUALA LUMPUR – Manny Pacquiao made the Filipinos

In a performance that he was disappointed with, he won the prize for a hard-punching Lucas Matthysse to win the WBA welterweight championship via technical knockout in the 7th round. (More stories in Sports, Pages A2-1 to A2-3)

It was his 12th world title in record eight weight divisions and something that he still has

"I hope I brought a convincing victory and honor to the country," said Pacquiao, who's decked out Matthysse for a third time with a left uppercut that forced referee Kenny Bayless to wave the Argentina field at 2:43 of the

Knocked down twice

Pacquiao knocked down Matthysse twice before, sending some 9,000 spectators to Axiata Arena to their feet.

That included President Rodrigo Duterte and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who both witnessed the first fight to be held in this nation since Muhammad Ali and Joe Bugner clashed in 1975.

"Thank you, Filipino people, thank you, President Duterte," he said from the ring.

After a strong exchange of punches in the third, Pac This article was written in French, translated by View the original text in French How to make a hit-and-run hit-and-run hit-and-run by Pacquiao 9 months ago Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.

"From the beginning, in the first round, I knew in my mind that I can control the fight," Pacquiao said. "But we stayed with the strategy and stayed patient."

Pacquiao, but the Filipino boxing great tagged him with the hooks that staggered the field just before the round ended.

Beating the Count

Late in the Fifth, Pacquiao fired another left uppercut that forced Matthysse to his knees only to beat the count.

"Matthysse has power also, and you can not underestimate him, "said Pacquiao. "

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My Time to Lose

"It's Just Like this one, "said the 35-year-old Matthysse, who never had the chance to corner Pacquiao and unleash his vaunted turbo-charged punches.

" Sometimes, you lose and it's an honor, "he added. "I will go back to my country, my family. Take a break and rest. "

Already, it's been a bit of a push back to the limit. Olympic champion Vasyl Lomachenko was two times Olympic champion. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was brought into the conversation.

"First, let's not disturb Floyd because it's not boxing anymore," said Pacquiao, who reportedly earned $ 100 million from their superfight in 2015. [19659003] "Second, if he wants to return to boxing, we can talk. But if not, there are more opponents out there. "

His purse was kept under wraps as he only promoted the fight through his MP Promotions, while Matthysse reportedly went home with $ 2 million.