- Pacquiao stops Matthysse in seventh for first KO since 2009
- Filipino, 39, captures Matthysse’s WBA welterweight title
- Pacquiao scored knockdowns in second, fifth and seventh
Manny Pacquiao clinched his 60th victory with a seventh-round knockout Sunday of Argentinian Lucas Matthysse, his first stoppage in nine years.
Pacquiao said he worked hard but was surprised by the swift win in the World Boxing Association welterweight title fight.
Written by Associated Press
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