Video: Pacquiao stops Matthysse to win back world title

Kuala Lumpur - Pacquiao first knocked down the big-puncher from Argentina in the third round.

Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao stopped WBA champion Lucas Matthysse in the seventh round to win back the welterweight world title on Sunday at the age of 39.
Pacquiao first knocked down the big-puncher from Argentina in the third round of a devastating display and when he sent him crashing down for a third time in the seventh round referee Kenny Bayless stepped in to stop the contest.

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It was a dominant, devastating display as Pacquiao registered the 60th win of a fabled 23-year career that now looks certain to extend beyond his 40th birthday in December.
The 35-year-old Argentine, who came in with a reputation as a big puncher, had no answer to Pacquiao's blistering speed and he dropped again in the fifth.
When a right-left combination thudded home to send Matthysse crashing down for a third time in the seventh round referee Kenny Bayless stepped in to save him from further punishment.
"I'm surprise I knocked him down so early," said Pacquiao who extended his record to 60 wins, seven losses and two draws. "I'm surprised I knocked Matthysse down in the third, fifth and seventh.
It was a long time ago since I've done that. I came out smoking hot.
"We did a good job in training. We were not pushing hard - we controlled our pace and ourselves.
"I'm no longer young so thanks to my trainer and all my team members."