Tim Tszyu after an early victory over Tony Harrison by technical knockout in the ninth round on Sunday in Sydney, said he expects undisputed middleweight champion Jermell Charlo to be his next opponent. “You know what's next. You know who's next. I'm going. I'm going to Las Vegas, I'm going to America!" - said Tim Tszyu after winning the interim WBO title.
“I will tell my opinion. If I'm wrong, let everyone remind me of this, but no, I do not believe that Fury-Usyk will take place on April 29 with six weeks to promote and prepare the fight for four belts. But I hope that this fight will take place, ”said British promoter Eddie Hearn.
British promoter Frank Warren said in an interview with talkSPORT that the fight between Tyson Fury And Oleksandr Usyk will take place on 29 April at Wembley Stadium and that "the contracts will be settled". As for the date, Warren stated: "At one point I wasn't sure if Tyson would fit this date, but he assured me otherwise."
Unbeaten Super Middleweight Diego Pacheco (18-0, 15 KOs) knocked out in the fourth round Jack Cullen (21-4-1, 9 KOs) in the Saturday night main event at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. In the fourth round, Pacheco sent Cullen to the floor with a body blow. Cullen got up with difficulty, but Pacheco forced the referee to stop the meeting at 0:47 with a series of blows.
Duel Kathy Taylor (22-0, 6 KOs) and Shantel Cameron (17-0, 8 KOs) for the WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF super lightweight titles on May 20 in Dublin was officially confirmed.
Tim Tszyu (22-0, 16 KOs) scored an early victory in the ninth round over the former world champion Tony Harrison (29-4-1, 21 KOs) and won the vacant "interim" WBO junior middleweight title in the main event of the evening at the Kudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
42 year old heavyweight Carlos Takam (40-7-1, 28 KOs) won a split decision victory over the 2016 Olympic heavyweight champion Tony Yokoi (11-2, 9 KOs) in the main match of the evening at the Paris Zenith Arena. The constant pressure over the ten rounds gave Takamu a 96-94 lead on two judges' scorecards. The third judge somehow felt that Yoka was better than 96-94. For Yoka, this defeat was the second in a row after losing last May to Martin Bakola. Before the fight, Yoka was the undisputed favorite 6 to 1.
It seems that duel negotiations Tyson Fury (33-0-1, 24 KOs) vs. Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) dragged on for weeks, but an agreement was reached within a few hours. The unification of all heavyweight belts is likely to take place on April 29, although the date could theoretically move slightly. Fury will enter the ring with the WBC belt, and Usyk will add the IBF, WBA and WBO titles.
Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) and Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs) met the second welterweight limit at the official weigh-in ceremony before their fight in Sydney. At stake in the fight will be an interim WBO world title. Tszyu's weight was 69.7 kg, Harrison - 69.6 kg.
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou In an interview with ESPN, he confirmed that he would soon make his professional boxing debut. Earlier this year, the 36-year-old announced that he was ending his relationship with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
