Tszyu spoke about the ban on sparring with his brother

World champion in junior middleweight according to WBO Tim Tszyu reported that his grandfather forbade him to spar with his brother Nikita, who is also a professional boxer.

“It (ban - note) has been lifted. For one week. Then grandfather again forbade us to spar. This was when I was preparing for the previous fight. I spent 6 rounds with someone, and then Nikita went out for the remaining 4 rounds. I was tired, broken, and Nikita came out all so fresh and knocked all the spirit out of me. Head, body, head, body. I left the ring red-faced, thinking about life. No, the ban came after our next sparring. Because I made Nikita my first sparring partner. And I gave him a cradle. A little bit. After that, grandfather said: “That’s enough.”