Matthysse: I need to beat Pacquiao and back home as a champion

Lucas Matthysse

WBA world champion Lucas Matthysse shared his expectations from the upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao on July 15 in Malaysia.

"Probably, Pacquiao will keep the fight at a distance, but he's such a fighter who can come forward just in an instant, at any second. Of course, he is not as good as he was a few years ago, but he always comes to the ring in his best shape. I need to be strong in the ring, win and go home as a champion. One right hand can finish the battle. But I can lay it with my left as well, as I did in my last fight," said Matthysse.