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Tim Tszyu couldn’t believe Brian Mendoza remained on his feet after Tszyu landed so many flush punches on him during their entirely one-sided 11th round Sunday afternoon.
Undefeated Australian superstar Tim Tszyu pounded and wore down tough contender Brian Mendoza in his first defense of his WBO junior middleweight world title in a twelve round decision win on Saturday, October 14 (Sunday, October 15 in Australia) from the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia.
Tszyu, Mendoza Fight Photos Gallery - Gold Coast, Australia - For the WBO junior middleweight title, Tim Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) retained his title for the first time with a twelve round unanimous decision over Brian Mendoza (22-3, 16 KOs).
By Keith Idec - Tim Tszyu ended Brian Mendoza’s made-for-Hollywood comeback in the 154-pound division Sunday afternoon. The unbeaten Australian continued his own ascent in their weight class by battering his courageous challenger in the final few rounds of what had been a competitive fight for Tszyu’s WBO junior middleweight title in Broadbeach, Australia. Sydney’s Tszyu drilled Mendoza with various right hands, nearly knocked him out in the 11th round, took Mendoza’s power without incident and won their 12-round, 154....
Tszyu, Mendoza Scorecard Live BoxingScene - Undefeated Australian superstar and WBO junior middleweight world champion Tim Tszyu and top contender Brian Mendoza will share the ring, headlining action live on Showtime on Saturday, October 14 (Sunday, October 15 in Australia) from the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia in a Premier Boxing Champions event.
Tim Tszyu views Brian Mendoza as the toughest opponent of his career. The unbeaten Australian respects Mendoza’s accomplishments over the last year, particularly his spectacular seventh-round knockout of Sebastian Fundora in his last fight. Mendoza trailed on all three scorecards when he caught a then-undefeated Fundora with a counter left hook that left Fundora out on his feet.
Brian Mendoza is looking to continue his career revival when he clashes against Tim Tszyu on Saturday to headline a Premier Boxing Champions event on Showtime starting at 10:30 p.m. EDT.
Brian Mendoza realizes that the odds are stacked against him again, and not just according to DraftKings, FanDuel and all of the other online sportsbooks. The Albuquerque native has traveled halfway around the world to challenge Tim Tszyu for the Australian star’s WBO
Tim Tszyu was bewildered by Jermell Charlo’s uninspiring performance against Canelo Alvarez. The WBO junior middleweight champion sensed Charlo simply attempted to “survive” against Alvarez in the highest-profile fight of Charlo’s career. From Tszyu’s viewpoint, going 12 rounds with Alvarez satisfied Charlo on September 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Gradually, Tim Tszyu was backing Jermell Charlo into a corner, even when he didn’t notice it. The 28-year-old wasn’t even a blip on his radar. Actually, Charlo wasn't the only one who had no idea who Tszyu was. Most of the division’s top names were clueless about him as a fighter. It wasn’t entirely their fault. Tszyu, for the first six years of his career, fought primarily out of Australia.