Tim Tszyu: record, next fight and profile →
WBO junior welterweight world champion Tim Tszyu will return to the ring on March 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, where he faces former unified beltholder Keith Thurman. When the fight was announced, Thurman told reporters that Tszyu was a flat-footed fighter with a Mexican style.
Fans everywhere didn’t see it coming. When it came to Tim Tszyu, many were expecting the current WBO junior middleweight champ to either take on Erickson Lubin or possibly Jermell Charlo. Keith Thurman, on the other hand, was essentially an afterthought. The former unified welterweight titlist rarely fights anymore and he's spent the vast majority of his career campaigning at 147 pounds. So, when it was recently announced that the two would be swapping fists on March 30th, many were left scratching their heads, including Brian “Bomac” McIntyre.
At this point, fans have every right to believe that Keith Thurman is a retired fighter. His name may permeate throughout the boxing world but in terms of actually jumping into the ring, Thurman rarely does that anymore.
Keith Thurman, almost with a wink, ramped up the promotional bravado toward the end of a press conference Wednesday in Los Angeles. A theatrical Thurman promised to send a disappointed Tim Tszyu back home to Australia, where he’ll have to cry to his
Tim Tszyu didn’t mention names Wednesday, but the emerging Australian star made his feelings perfectly clear about most of his contemporaries. Tszyu commended Keith Thurman for moving up in weight to fight him March 30 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The
Thurman, Tszyu Press Conference Photos Gallery - Fighters competing on the stacked inaugural four-fight PBC Pay-Per-View available on Prime Video went face to face Wednesday in Los Angeles at a press conference to preview their respective matchups before they step into the ring on Saturday, March 30 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Esther Lin)
Tim Tszyu is feeling like he hit the lottery these days. The 154-pound titlist from Australia will embark on the biggest challenge of his career on March 30, when he takes on former welterweight champion Keith Thurman at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in what will be the inaugural Premier Boxing Champions pay-per-view show on Amazon Prime Video.
From the moment he threw on his first pair of gloves, Tim Tszyu knew he wanted to become a world champion. As he made his way up the junior middleweight ranks, he noticed that just about anyone could grab a belt but it takes someone special to beat the man who beat the man.
The worst kept secret in boxing was Tim Tszyu’s supposed next opponent. Erickson Lubin no longer walks around with a perfect record, but he’s put in enough work over the years to prove that he’s one of the best 154-pounders around. That was solidified once he grabbed a somewhat controversial win over Jesus Ramos Jr. a few short months ago.
A pair of all-action, high-stakes showdowns will top a stacked four-fight pay-per-view event as two-time world champion Keith “One Time” Thurman duels rising star and reigning world champion Tim Tszyu in the main event while 140-pound world champion Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Mexican star Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz meet in the co-main event on Saturday, March 30 in the inaugural PBC Pay-Per-View available on Prime Video from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.