The next chapter of the Tim Tszyu rebuild will be written with Miami-based trainer Pedro Diaz in the corner.
The junior middleweight will be training at Mundo Boxing in Florida having reassembled his backroom team.
Darcy Ellis, son of Aussie great Lester, is in the manager’s role, Mike Altamura is making the matches and another Aussie great, Jeff Fenech, is on board as a mentor.
Tszyu last month revealed he would be traveling to the US to scope out coaches, and he has decided to work with the Cuban, Diaz.
“He felt most at home and comfortable and training with Pedro,” said Altamura.
“He did a few days as a trial with Pedro, he felt like they clicked and connected and it was mutual and so he called Darcy and myself and said he feels at home and Pedro’s definitely the trainer he wants to be working with moving forward. He’s excited and really amped up to see what they can accomplish together.”
The team is in talks with Tszyu’s promoter, No Limit, to decide what the schedule will look like moving forward.
Tszyu raced to 25-0 (18 KOs) as a pro but has lost his last three, including two fights with Sebastian Fundora and one to Bakhram Murtazaliev.
The 30-year-old, nicknamed The Soul Taker, was born in Sydney, Australia, and is the son of International Boxing Hall of Famer Kostya Tszyu.
Diaz is arguably best-known for his work with Puerto Rican great Miguel Cotto, as well as the Cuban national team. He worked one fight with Irishman Michael Conlan, and, on Tszyu’s Instagram, the fighter announced: “Excited to welcome Pedro Diaz on board as my new head coach. I’ll be doing training camps out here in Miami, working every day to take things to a new level. Ready for this next chapter.”
