Manny Pacquiao v Lucas Matthysse fight undercard: China’s Lu Bin leaves ring on stretcher wearing oxygen mask
Chinese rookie from Jinan looking to win world title in his second fight, but gets knocked out at end of 12th round by Carlos Canizales
Lu Bin’s brave bid for a historic world title win in his second professional fight came crashing to earth as he was knocked out in the dying seconds on Sunday.
The Chinese rookie from Jinan held his own in a battling display until experienced WBA light flyweight champion Carlos Canizales of Venezuela finished the contest in devastating fashion.
Lu, fighting on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Lucas Matthysse world title bill in Kuala Lumpur, was felled near the end of the 11th round for the first time in his short pro career.
And Canizales went for the kill in the 12th and final round. After a barrage of punches a storming straight right dropped Lu and the referee waved it off as the final bell was about to sound.
The exhausted, stricken 23-year-old left the ring at the Axiata Arena on a stretcher wearing an oxygen mask.
Lu is a former youth world amateur champion from Jinan in Shandong province trained by Manny Pacquiao’s long-time corner man Buboy Fernandez.