Former undisputed world light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu in on the air Match TV explained the refusal of Tim Tszyu’s son to organize fights in Russia.
Tszyu Sr. believed that his son would lose his fan base when fighting in the country. “I’m a father. I bring Tim here, to Chelyabinsk, for example, or to Yekaterinburg, and we beat a local man. He will get negative immediately. Moreover, I gave my word not to beat my own people, ”the athlete said.
Earlier on November 17, Tim Tszyu defeated Japan’s Takeshi Inoue by unanimous decision to win two belts: WBO Global and WBO Asia Pacific junior middleweight title. The 27-year-old has won 20 consecutive victories in his professional career. Tszyu lives and trains in Australia.
In April of this year, Kostya Tszyu named the condition for a fight with the participation of his son in Russia. Tszyu demanded a written proposal from the Russian promoters describing the conditions of the fight, as well as the use of rights and the broadcasting of the show.
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