Junior welterweight contender LucasĀ “The Machine” Matthysse (36-3, 33 knockouts) made short work of Roberto Ortiz, stopping the unbeaten but unproven fringe contender in the second roundĀ of the their scheduled 12 rounder on the Adrien Broner-Emmanuel Taylor undercard on September 6, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Adrien Broner (29-1, 22 KOs) had us all excited with the possibility of a potential fight between himself and Matthysse. The thing is after catching up with his head trainer Mike Stafford and realizing that the immediate plans did not pertain to Matthysse, and instead that they would be seeking other opponents on the same level as Taylor. Ā The good news is that Matthysse one the most exciting fighters in the world, is in position again for a big fight. Broner called him out after he beat Taylor. Thatās a great matchup, yet one unlikely to happen.
So for all you Matthysse fans I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it’s seems unlikely we see “The Machine” back in action for the remainder of this year. I caught up with head trainer and father figure of Matthysse, Cuty Barrera.
“It’s hard to say Lucas [Matthysse] isn’t training at the moment he’s not around at the moment he’s schedule to return back Monday or Tuesday of next week from vacation. What’s happening is simple until I see Lucas, and get a good look at him, it will be hard to tell you when he can return to fight. We also like to be notified at least two and a half months in advance so we can try to be psychically and mentally at our best. As far as dates are concerned that’s something that Arano will tell us with who and when it would be with,” said Barrera
With a need for 2 1/2 months notice and Matthysse is still on vacation since September 6th. It seems like us fight fans may have to wait until next year to see Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse back in the ring.
