Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao scored a knockout victory against Argentinian fighter Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia, his first stoppage win in almost a decade.
In his first bout since he lost to Jeff Horn in Brisbane in July last year, Pacquiao bagged the World Boxing Association's welterweight title in the fight in Axiata Arena stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.
He knocked out the 35-year-old Matthysse in the seventh round, following a combination of multiple punches.
Before that, the 39-year-old senator also scored knockdowns in the third and fifth rounds, prompting tens of thousands of Filipinos supporters in the stadium to cheer wildly.
The knockout win was the first since 2009 when Pacquiao stopped Miguel Cotto.
It was also the 60th victory of his professional career.
The audience in Kuala Lumpur included Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who sat next to each other, as well as other top government officials from the two countries.
