Lucas Martín Matthysse (born 27 September 1982 in Trelew, Chubut), nicknamed ‘La Máquina’ (The Machine), is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2018. Per Wikipedia, he held the WBA (Regular) welterweight title in 2018 and the WBC interim super lightweight title from 2012 to 2013, and was known for his aggressive pressure fighting style and formidable punching power.
Matthysse made his pro debut in June 2004, lost close split decisions to Zab Judah and Devon Alexander, won the WBC interim title in 2012, beat Lamont Peterson in 2013 and lost to Danny García that September and to Viktor Postol in 2015. He won the WBA (Regular) welterweight title from Tewa Kiram in January 2018 and lost it to Manny Pacquiao on July 15, 2018, announcing his retirement on August 2, 2018.
BoxRec-style profile
- Birth name: Lucas Martín Matthysse
- Born: September 27, 1982 — Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
- Nationality: Argentine
- Height: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
- Reach: 69 in (175 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Pro debut: 4 Jun 2004 (Win by TKO vs Leandro Almagro)
- Last bout: 15 Jul 2018 (Loss by TKO vs Manny Pacquiao)
- Total rounds boxed: 196 (summed from the bout table below)
- Divisions: Light welterweight, Welterweight
- KO percentage: 92.3% (36 KO wins in 39 wins)
- Titles held (major, with reign dates): WBC interim super lightweight title September 8, 2012 – 2013 (won the vacant interim title from Ajose Olusegun and retained it against Mike Dallas Jr. on January 26, 2013, per the fetched article and bout table); WBA (Regular) welterweight title January 27, 2018 – July 15, 2018 (won the vacant title from Tewa Kiram; lost it to Manny Pacquiao in his final fight per the bout table) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead, article and bout table
- Born: September 27, 1982 — Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
- Nationality: Argentine
- Height: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
- Reach: 69 in (175 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Light welterweight, Welterweight
Record at a glance
- Total bouts: 45
- Wins: 39
- Wins by KO: 36
- Losses: 5
- Losses by KO: 2
- Draws: 0
- No contests: 1
- Born: September 27, 1982 — Trelew, Chubut, Argentina
- Nationality: Argentine
- Height: 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
- Reach: 69 in (175 cm)
- Stance: Orthodox
- Divisions: Light welterweight, Welterweight
Fight-by-fight record
| No. | Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round/Time | Venue / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Jun 2004 | Leandro Almagro | Win | TKO | 2 (4) | Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina |
| 2 | 17 Jul 2004 | Luis Roberto Aguilar | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 2:44 | Club Ciclista Juninense, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 3 | 3 Sep 2004 | Bernardino Gonzalez | Win | DQ | 3 (4) | Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina |
| 4 | 13 Nov 2004 | Adan Basilio Mironchik | Win | KO | 1 (4) | Club Atlético Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 5 | 18 Feb 2005 | Hugo Antonio Aquino | Win | KO | 1 (4) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina |
| 6 | 18 Apr 2005 | Nestor Fabian Sanchez | Win | TKO | 3 (4) | Hotel Cordoba Plaza, Córdoba, Argentina |
| 7 | 12 Aug 2005 | Jesus Ceferino Vergara | Win | RTD | 1 (6), 1:18 | Orfeo Superdomo, Córdoba, Argentina |
| 8 | 8 Oct 2005 | Marcelo Omar Lazarte | Win | RTD | 3 (6), 2:54 | Club Atlético Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 9 | 25 Nov 2005 | Jorge Alberto Carballo | Win | TKO | 2 (8) | Estadio Socios Fundadores, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina |
| 10 | 16 Dec 2005 | Vicente Luis Burgo | Win | KO | 2 (6), 1:01 | Club Atlético Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 11 | 17 Mar 2006 | Hernan Abraham Valenzuela | Win | RTD | 3 (6) | Club Rivadavia, Lincoln, Argentina |
| 12 | 1 Apr 2006 | Victor Daniel Rios | Win | KO | 2 (12), 2:13 | Unión, Santa Fe, Argentina — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO Latino light welterweight title |
| 13 | 5 May 2006 | Hernan Abraham Valenzuela | Win | TKO | 1 (6), 2:35 | Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina |
| 14 | 7 Jul 2006 | Ceferino Zampatti | Win | KO | 1 (6), 1:40 | Polideportivo Municipal Nº 2, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 15 | 1 Sep 2006 | Justo Evangelista Martínez | Win | KO | 2 (6), 2:10 | Club Atletico Sportivo Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 16 | 21 Oct 2006 | Diego Jesús Ponce | Win | KO | 2 (12), 0:56 | Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO Latino light welterweight title |
| 17 | 30 Mar 2007 | Alejandro Ciacia | Win | KO | 1 (8), 0:55 | Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina |
| 18 | 4 May 2007 | Ramon Duran | Win | KO | 1 (8), 2:05 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 19 | 2 Jun 2007 | Ariel Francisco Burgos | Win | KO | 4 (12), 2:14 | Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO Latino light welterweight title |
| 20 | 2 Nov 2007 | Esteban de Jesus Morales | Win | KO | 2 (8) | Rojas, Argentina |
| 21 | 29 Feb 2008 | Jorge Medrano | Win | RTD | 4 (10) | Parque Prado, General Arenales, Argentina |
| 22 | 13 Jun 2008 | Gilbert Quiros | Win | TKO | 4 (10) | Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina |
| 23 | 12 Sep 2008 | Rogelio Castañeda Jr. | NC | NC | 3 (10), 0:50 | QuikTrip Park, Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S. — Castañeda cut from an accidental head clash |
| 24 | 20 Dec 2008 | Carlos Adán Jerez | Win | UD | 10 | Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina |
| 25 | 21 Apr 2009 | Luis Ernesto José | Win | KO | 2 (10) | Newell’s Old Boys, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| 26 | 21 Nov 2009 | Florencio Castellano | Win | KO | 4 (10) | Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina — ★ Title fight — Won WBO Latino interim light welterweight title |
| 27 | 20 Feb 2010 | Vivian Harris | Win | TKO | 4 (10), 2:44 | El Plaza Condesa, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 28 | 28 Aug 2010 | Rogelio Castañeda Jr. | Win | KO | 1 (12), 2:35 | Newell’s Old Boys, Santa Fe, Argentina — ★ Title fight — Retained WBO Latino interim light welterweight title |
| 29 | 6 Nov 2010 | Zab Judah | Loss | SD | 12 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For vacant WBO–NABO light welterweight title |
| 30 | 21 Jan 2011 | DeMarcus Corley | Win | TKO | 8 (12), 1:02 | Polideportivo Vicente Polimeni, Las Heras, Argentina — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 31 | 25 Jun 2011 | Devon Alexander | Loss | SD | 10 | Family Arena, St. Charles, Missouri, U.S. |
| 32 | 9 Dec 2011 | Sergio Omar Priotti | Win | KO | 4 (10), 0:27 | Ciclista Juninense, Junín, Argentina |
| 33 | 10 Feb 2012 | Martín Ángel Martínez | Win | TKO | 6 (12), 0:01 | Gimnasio Municipal Nº 1, Trelew, Argentina — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 34 | 23 Jun 2012 | Humberto Soto | Win | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 35 | 8 Sep 2012 | Ajose Olusegun | Win | TKO | 10 (12), 2:59 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC interim light welterweight title |
| 36 | 26 Jan 2013 | Mike Dallas Jr. | Win | KO | 1 (12), 2:26 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Retained WBC interim light welterweight title |
| 37 | 18 May 2013 | Lamont Peterson | Win | TKO | 3 (12), 2:14 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 38 | 14 Sep 2013 | Danny Garcia | Loss | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For WBA (Super), WBC, and vacant The Ring light welterweight titles |
| 39 | 26 Apr 2014 | John Molina Jr. | Win | KO | 11 (12), 0:22 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title |
| 40 | 6 Sep 2014 | Roberto Ortiz | Win | KO | 2 (12), 2:45 | U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won WBC Silver light welterweight title |
| 41 | 18 Apr 2015 | Ruslan Provodnikov | Win | MD | 12 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. |
| 42 | 3 Oct 2015 | Viktor Postol | Loss | KO | 10 (12), 2:58 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — For vacant WBC light welterweight title |
| 43 | 6 May 2017 | Emanuel Taylor | Win | TKO | 5 (10), 2:21 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International welterweight titles |
| 44 | 27 Jan 2018 | Tewa Kiram | Win | KO | 8 (12), 1:21 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. — ★ Title fight — Won vacant WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
| 45 | 15 Jul 2018 | Manny Pacquiao | Loss | TKO | 7 (12), 2:43 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — ★ Title fight — Lost WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
Titles & notes
Major title reigns (start–end): WBC interim super lightweight title September 8, 2012 – 2013 (won the vacant interim title from Ajose Olusegun and retained it against Mike Dallas Jr. on January 26, 2013, per the fetched article and bout table); WBA (Regular) welterweight title January 27, 2018 – July 15, 2018 (won the vacant title from Tewa Kiram; lost it to Manny Pacquiao in his final fight per the bout table) — reign summary per Wikipedia lead, article and bout table
- 1 Apr 2006 vs Victor Daniel Rios: Won vacant WBO Latino light welterweight title
- 21 Oct 2006 vs Diego Jesús Ponce: Retained WBO Latino light welterweight title
- 2 Jun 2007 vs Ariel Francisco Burgos: Retained WBO Latino light welterweight title
- 21 Nov 2009 vs Florencio Castellano: Won WBO Latino interim light welterweight title
- 28 Aug 2010 vs Rogelio Castañeda Jr.: Retained WBO Latino interim light welterweight title
- 6 Nov 2010 vs Zab Judah: For vacant WBO–NABO light welterweight title
- 21 Jan 2011 vs DeMarcus Corley: Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title
- 10 Feb 2012 vs Martín Ángel Martínez: Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light welterweight title
- 23 Jun 2012 vs Humberto Soto: Won WBC Inter-Continental light welterweight title
- 8 Sep 2012 vs Ajose Olusegun: Won vacant WBC interim light welterweight title
- 26 Jan 2013 vs Mike Dallas Jr.: Retained WBC interim light welterweight title
- 14 Sep 2013 vs Danny Garcia: For WBA (Super), WBC, and vacant The Ring light welterweight titles
- 26 Apr 2014 vs John Molina Jr.: Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light welterweight title
- 6 Sep 2014 vs Roberto Ortiz: Won WBC Silver light welterweight title
- 3 Oct 2015 vs Viktor Postol: For vacant WBC light welterweight title
- 6 May 2017 vs Emanuel Taylor: Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental and WBO International welterweight titles
- 27 Jan 2018 vs Tewa Kiram: Won vacant WBA (Regular) welterweight title
- 15 Jul 2018 vs Manny Pacquiao: Lost WBA (Regular) welterweight title
Record source: Wikipedia professional boxing record table (cross-checked against the bout list), retrieved 2026-10-30.
