Tim Tszyu vs Brian Mendoza
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Assessing Tim Tszyu's Fall: ‘They Should Have Been a Little Bit Smarter’
Tim Tszyu’s fall from heavily favored to stand as a unified junior middleweight champion against a replacement opponent to a man indefinitely sidelined by a nasty head cut that this week forced his withdrawal from an Aug. 3 bout with Vergil Ortiz Jr....
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Ryan Garcia and Vergil Ortiz Call for Aug. 3 Fight After Tim Tszyu Falls Out
An intriguing super welterweight fight between Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Tim Tszyu, originally announced for Aug. 3, fell through the cracks on Thursday when it was revealed that the forehead gash Tszyu sustained in his March loss against Sebastian Fundor...
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Interview
The Struggles That Led Vergil Ortiz Jr To Seminal Moment Against Tim Tszyu
Vergil Ortiz Jr and his family have sacrificed more than most can comprehend to arrive at this pivotal stage of his career. Despite his undefeated record and 100 percent knockout rate, Ortiz (20-0, 20 KOs) has walked anything but a straight line to a...
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Vergil Ortiz Sr. Sees Plenty of Tim Tszyu in His Son
Vergil Ortiz Sr is the trainer and proud father of Vergil Ortiz Jr, who on Saturday knocked out Thomas Dulorme to set the stage for his fight against Tim Tszyu in Los Angeles on August 3. It appears Ortiz (21-0, 21 KOs) and Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) s...