Pacquiao to fight Lucas Matthysse in July

World boxing champion and Senator Manny Pacquiao will return to the boxing ring by July to fight Argentinian Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia.

"I would like to invite you to my upcoming fight... July, in Malaysia. It will be a championship fight," Pacquiao said.

According to a 24 Oras report by Chino Trinidad, the match between Pacquiao and Matthysse will be called "Fight of the Champions."

Pacquiao made the announcement during his concert in Osaka, Japan over the weekend. The concert event was part of his fund-raising project for the establishment of a hospital in the country.

Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight title to Australia's Jeff Horn in Brisbane last year.

Matthysse, 35, who had previously campaigned in the light welterweight division, won the vacant WBA title after defeating Thailand Tewa Kiram in January. — Anna Felicia Bajo/BAP, GMA News