"La Maquina" Matthysse Returns With KO Win!

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Argentina's Lucas "La Maquina" Matthysse come back strong with 5th round Technical knockout win over Emmanuel Taylor of Maryland , USA on his Welterweight (147 pounds) debut as one of the pay-per-view undercard of Canelo Alvarez vs Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight.

Former WBC Silver champion Matthysse (38-4,35) floored Taylor with a straight right hand in third round.Emmanuel Taylor (20-5,14) beat the count and continued the fight in fourth but the stronger Matthysse dropped Taylor for the second time, Taylor managed to stand up but the referee didn't allow him to fight to avoid any further damage.

Matthysse is the first boxer to defeat Taylor via Technical knockout and looking forward to fight bigger names in Welterweight division.