Tim Tzsyu (20-0) is set to make his United States debut on Saturday night at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota against former U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha (22-2-1). The fight headline a Showtime televised tripleheader.
The 27-year-old son of a legend recently spoke with BoxingScene.com and other members of the press at his media day in Las Vegas, where he completed the final two weeks of his training camp.
In addition to this being his fight in America, this is also his first fight under Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions banner.
Most of the top fighters in the super welterweight division that he competes in are aligned with PBC and that was one of the main reasons why he decided to sign with them.
"All of the top dogs in the division are from PBC and we have history with Showtime from back in my father's day. It is a good little partnership that we put together and I am quite excited to be on this platform. It is a good opportunity for myself," Tzsyu explained.
Two of the fighters under the PBC banner in the division are WBC/WBA/IBF champion Jermell Charlo and WBO champion Brian Castano. They battled to a draw last July in San Antonio and will square off in a rematch on May 14th in Los Angeles.
The first fight was very close with observers split on who deserved the victory.
Tszyu expects another competitive fight but believes that Castano will do enough to walk out of the ring with his hand raised.
"I think Castano wins. I thought he won the first one slightly. Depends on who is ready. I think Charlo is in the right mindset so who knows man?" Tszyu said when asked for a prediction.
The Australia native is the mandatory challenger for the WBO title and has been very vocal about getting his shot at the belt.
When asked about who he preferred to fight, he admitted that fighting the American in the United States would be a much bigger fight.
"I could care less but Charlo would be pretty cool here in America just because it would be a bigger fight but again, I could care less. Whoever wins has all the belts and calls the shots. There is not much you can do about it," Tszyu stated.
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