Tim Tszyu

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Hard round to score. The pace slowed in this round as both men tried to trade at close quarters. Bang. Uppercut. You know what’s next. You know what’s up. “The respect is always there for each other. This was a commanding performance. All of Harrison’s defeats have come late in proceedings and that was the case again today as he suffered a technical knockout loss. Jermell Charlo was watching this. However, a family emergency put paid to those plans. By Adrian Proszenko

The hometown favourite's victory came 28 years after Tszyu's father Kostya won his first world title in Las Vegas.

It was more of the same in round two as Tszyu struggled to connect with any meaningful blows. In the ring, I proved I was the better man,” Tszyu said. The latter hit back in the sixth, landing more shots than Tszyu, who delivered several swings and misses. He’s the man that beat the man. I’m coming to America,” Tszyu said when asked what was in store for Charlo. “The message was sent clearly.

In front of a boisterous home crowd in Sydney, Australia's Tim Tszyu defeats American Tony Harrison to claim the interim WBO super welterweight belt and ...

Tszyu edged ahead with a series of body shots in round five, as well as a fierce straight right to Harrison's head. Tszyu dropped Harrison in the ninth round with a series of savage blows to the head and body in front of a boisterous crowd at the Sydney SuperDome in Homebush. Tszyu was supposed to have squared off with Charlo in the US in January before the American broke two bones in his left hand in training.

The undisputed junior middleweight champion wasn't overly impressed with Tszyu's ninth-round TKO of Tony Harrison on Sunday.

"When I get my hand right and we get back in the ring for some more training, put (Tszyu) back in." What's my motherf—ing name?" "You know what's up. Charlo and Tszyu were originally slated to fight earlier this year before Charlo's injury derailed that plan. If he wanted to fight me, he'd have to bring more dog in him. He didn't bring that dog in him.

Sydney, Australia - In a high-stakes battle for the vacant WBO interim-junior middleweight title, Tim Tszyu (22-0, 16 KOs) broke down and stopped former WBC ...

Tszyu wobbled Harrison with a right hand that knocked Harrison into a corner with approximately 1:05 to go in the third round. Harrison and Tszyu traded right hands a few seconds after the midway mark of the second round. A rare right hand by Harrison made Tszyu take a step backward 50 seconds into the eighth round. Harrison effectively utilized his jab throughout the first round, when Tszyu came forward and mostly missed with his infrequent power punches. After a troublesome third round, Harrison’s jab enabled him to keep Tszyu at a distance for much of the fourth round. Tszyu’s right hand snapped back Harrison’s head with 1:45 to go in the fifth round. Tszyu expected to battle Bakhram Murtazaliev (21-0, 15 KOs), but Russia’s Murtazaliev, who is ranked second by the WBO, turned down the fight. Tszyu (22-0, 16 KOs) pounced on the dazed, defenseless Harrison and unloaded a series of right uppercuts on him as Harrison backed into the ropes. Tapdasan then called for a break in the action, so that the spot could be wiped up. Tszyu, 28, is expected to challenge Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) in his next fight for the fully unified champion’s IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO titles. Tszyu dropped and stopped former WBC super welterweight champ Tony Harrison in the ninth round of their fight for the WBO interim junior middleweight title Sunday afternoon at Qudos Bank Arena in Tszyu’s hometown of Sydney, Australia. The better man won tonight.

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that stayed in my mind the whole time.” “I was training at 10 o’clock in the morning compared to Tim training at two o’clock in the afternoon. “But now I’m coming out to the music I like. Jeff Fenech, Alexander Volkanovski and Paul Kent agreed on Main Event’s coverage it was Tszyu’s best performance yet as he improved to 5-0 (4 KOs). “I was coming with the mindset of ‘I’ve got to kill this guy, I’ve got to smash him, rip his throat out’. “I wasn’t the the biggest fan of it,” Tszyu revealed of the preparation. “Wasn’t the stuff I like to come out to. “I was in the gym virtually by myself. “I honestly did not mean that delay but I had to come out to the part I intended to.” “The first round was supposed to be a feel out round but we kind’ve got in a firefight. “And once I felt comfortable with the jab things started to follow. Asked about the eye, which was already swelling by the time he got backstage, Tszyu described it as “a little annoying” but “part of the business”.

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I enjoyed it.” “I mean, he’s [Tszyu] still basic,” Harrison said, before adding: “Like I said, he’s definitely a lot sharper than I saw. He’s sharp, he’s sharp.” I have no ill feeling towards Tim. “I don’t need no more victories, the better man won tonight and the city was electric, the crowd was electric and like I said the better man won tonight.” Harrison caused a stir with his cocky remarks in the lead-up to Sunday’s world title fight with Tim Tszyu but he wasn’t too proud to admit “the better man won” in convincing style.

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"I was smart. What does that make me?" I'm coming to America," Tszyu said when asked what was in store for Charlo. I was patient. "The message was sent clearly. "There was some banter.

Emerging star Nikita Tszyu has maintained his unbeaten professional boxing record with an emphatic TKO victory over fellow Australian Bo Belbin.

'The atmosphere is electric. 'He caught me early but I stuck to my game plan. Tim Tszyu (right) lands one on the face of Aussie compatriot Bo Belbin during his win on brother Tim's undercard

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Asked for his assessment on Tszyu’s potential, a humbled Harrison said: “The better man won tonight. “He doesn’t have the power like his father (Kostya) had, but he’s such a precise puncher and he lands so many. Which means I just beat the man, who beat The Man. Fox Sports commentator Paul Kent added: “Tony Harrison was a dangerous opponent, but I think he (Tszyu) dominated the fight. I knew he had a jab, so I had to be smart about it because the competitor that I had in front of me, he’s the man that beat The Man. After Harrison briefly looked like he was going to get back in the contest, Tszyu destroyed the American in the ninth round, landing a flurry of brutal shots to drop Harrison. Every single one of you … every single one that’s every purchased pay per view, that’s come here, that’s supported boxing in general. “It is real. “Those eyes – vicious right there. This is vicious punching. It is all real.

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"The message [to Charlo] was sent clearly," Tszyu said. "He will go on to bigger and better things. Although Harrison had success with his jab, he appeared weary to let his right hand go given the punching distance Tszyu operated from. He did what he had to do at home," Charlo said. He outlanded Harrison by a margin of 131 to 78, according to CompuBox, and connected on an impressive 45% of his power shots. Tszyu was not only able to pin Harrison against the ropes with ease, he held his distance patiently enough to prevent his opponent from exiting.

Tszyu cranked out several unanswered right uppercuts and dropped Harrison with a right hook to the temple to get a ninth-round TKO and win the Interim WBO ...

Tszyu now deposits a left to the body and a right hook to the head. Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Tim Tszyu vs. Tszyu does land an overhand right and doubles up on a jab of his own. Tszyu eats a right hand to dish a few shots of his own. Tszyu drops Harrison behind six uppercuts and a right hook! Tszyu with unanswered right hands to the temple!