Welterweight and light welterweight fighter who has held the WBC Inter-Continental Light Welterweight title.
He made his professional debut on June 4, 2004, winning by TKO against Leandro Almagro.
He went undefeated in his first 28 professional bouts.
His brother, Walter Matthysse, is also an accomplished boxer.
On September 14, 2013, he lost his WBC title to Danny Garcia.
