Tim Tszyu: record, next fight and profile →
WBO mandatory challenger Tim Tszyu is hoping to get a date finalized for his crack at undisputed champion Jermell Charlo. Tszyu traveled to the United States back in May to watch Charlo score a knockout of Brian Castano to become the undisputed champion.
Tim Tszyu understands all too well that Jermell Charlo presents a dangerous proposition in the ring. Nevertheless, the 154-pound contender from Australia still thinks he has the ideal style to defuse the undisputed champion of the division. Tszyu and Houston’s Charlo have nearly finalized a deal to face each other later in the year, as reported by BoxingScene.com. Tszyu is the mandatory challenger for Charlo’s WBO belt. Charlo unified all four titles in the division with a rousing 10th-round knockout of Brian Castano in their rematch on May 14 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Tim Tszyu did not hide his appreciation for the strategy Jermell Charlo employed in his successful attempt at unifying the 154-pound division.
Tim Tszyu probably won’t be getting a dinner invite from compatriot George Kambosos anytime soon. Tszyu, the 27-year-old 154-pound contender, and Kambosos, the 28-year-old former three-belt lightweight champion, are two of the most well-known names in Australian boxing, but their relationship may be described, at best, as frosty or even nonexistent. Indeed, the two have taken swipes at each other through the press, and earlier this month, Kambosos stated that he does not “have a relationship” with Tszyu, a former training mate.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom believes Tim Tszyu is biting off more than he could chew by pushing for a mandatory crack at undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo.
Undefeated junior middleweight star Tim Tszyu has no problem with facing WBO, WBC, IBF, WBA junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo in the United States.
According to George Kambosos, the once-beaten boxer has activated his rematch clause for an immediate second fight with Devin Haney. On June 5, before a crowd of over 40,000 fans at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Haney outboxed Kambosos over twelve rounds to become the undisputed lightweight world champion.
Jermell Charlo’s next fight will be a mandatory title defense. Against which mandatory is currently a matter for the sanctioning bodies to resolve amongst themselves. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, WBO president Francisco ‘Paco’ Valcarcel announced over the weekend that a deal was reached for Charlo to next face WBO junior middleweight mandatory challenger Tim Tszyu, thus avoiding a purse bid hearing that would have been scheduled later this month.
Jermell Charlo is prepared to get at least one mandatory title defense out of the way. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that Houston’s Charlo and Australia’s Tim Tszyu have reached an agreement surrounding their WBO junior middleweight title fight, thus avoiding a purse bid hearing. The fight was ordered May 31, with the two sides coming to terms well within the twenty-day negotiation period.
Australian star Tim Tszyu is looking to replicate what his famous father, Kostya Tszyu, pulled off 21-years-ago. Kostya Tszyu, who was deemed as the underdog, became the undisputed champion at junior welterweight when he stopped Zab Judah in two rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.