Tim Tszyu: record, next fight and profile →
Australian superstar Tim Tszyu is now closing in on a world title shot. As BoxingScene.com reported on Tuesday, the World Boxing Organization issued an order which directs WBO, IBF, WBA, WBC junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo to make a mandatory defense against Tszyu.
Jermell Charlo anticipated a swarm of mandatory title defenses to come into play the moment he was crowned undisputed champion. The first one is officially on the clock.
CARSON, California – Brian Castano has spent his past 22 rounds trying to beat Jermell Charlo. The well-informed former WBO junior middleweight champion would advise an ambitious Tim Tszyu to gain some more experience before the unbeaten Australian contender attempts to achieve what Castano couldn’t accomplish
Tim Tszyu couldn’t help but chuckle at Jermell Charlo’s idea of a post-fight celebration following the biggest win of his career. Houston’s Charlo emphatically laid claim to the undisputed junior middleweight championship following a tenth-round knockout of Argentina’s Brian Castano (17-1-2, 12KOs). Charlo won Castano’s WBO belt, adding it to his collection of the lineal/WBA/WBC/IBF titles to the division’s first-ever male boxer to own every major title in the four-belt era.
Tim Tszyu doesn’t even want to consider the thought of waiting any longer for his overdue title shot. The second-generation boxer and current top-rated WBO junior middleweight contender make the trek from Australia to Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California for the undisputed championship rematch between Jermell Charlo and Brian
Junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu is standing firm on his demand for a mandatory crack at WBC, IBF, WBO, WBA undisputed world champion Jermell Charlo.
CARSON, California – If Jermell Charlo wants to keep all four 154-pound championships he now owns, he’ll have to make one of his mandated defenses against Tim Tszyu.
Undefeated junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu was ringside on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California - and watched Jermell Charlo set the record straight by knocking out Brian Castano in the tenth round of their rematch to become the undisputed champion at 154-pounds.
Junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu underwent surgery on both his hands before he flies out to the United States to sit ringside for next Saturday's undisputed rematch clash between world champions Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano.
MINNEAPOLIS – The desire was there all along for Tim Tszyu to leave an impression on a new audience in his U.S. debut. By his own admission, it took a little longer than expected for the unbeaten Australian to find his groove.