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Australian boxer Tim Tszyu gets VIP treatment when he meets NFL superstar Cooper Kupp at a Los Angeles Rams game
- Boxer Tim Tszyu took a break from training camp to attend the LA Rams NFL game
- The unbeaten Aussie hung out before the game with injured Rams star Cooper Kupp
- Tszyu, 28, will fight American star Jermell Charlo on January 29 (AEDT) in Las Vegas.
Undefeated Australian boxer Tim Tszyu received the VIP treatment when he rubbed shoulders with NFL superstar Cooper Kupp on Friday.
In the US for a training camp ahead of his long-awaited fight with super welterweight king Jermell Charlo on Jan. 29 (AEDT) in Las Vegas, the 28-year-old took some time off and met with the 2021 Super Bowl MVP before the win. play.
The star athletes swapped jerseys, with Tsuyu watching the Los Angeles Rams come from behind to beat the LA Raiders 17-16 at SoFi Stadium.
Kupp, who is currently sidelined with an ankle injury, showed Tszyu how ‘other people’ live, with the Sydney-bred fighter watching the action from a VIP bunker called the Bootsy Bellows suite.
The players were only a few feet away, as were Belarusian businessman Danny Vee, WWE pin-up ‘The Miz’ and rapper Ice Cube.
Australian boxer Tim Tszyu received the VIP treatment when he rubbed shoulders with NFL superstar Cooper Kupp on Friday.
Superbowl MVP Kupp was impressed by the Australian wrestler, stating that he had “good energy”.
Kupp was impressed by the Australian, who has a 21-0 career record.
“He had a good energy,” he said of the orthodox boxer, who also goes by the name “The Soul Taker.”
“You can’t meet many athletes these days, so it’s good…he was very supportive.”
Tszyu enjoyed his time away from the ring, but his time abroad won’t involve much tourism.
It’s no vacation, and he faces a formidable opponent in Charlo (35-1-1), who currently holds the IBF, WBC, WBA and WBO super welterweight belts.
The pair also don’t like each other, adding another layer of intrigue to the fight at the Michelob Ultra Arena next month.
Tszyu, 28, will fight American star Jermell Charlo (pictured right) on January 29 (AEDT) in Las Vegas.
“There is nothing to lose for me, I have no pressure, the pressure is on him,” Tszyu said. news corporation
‘He’s (Charlo) the one putting pressure on himself… saying he’s going to knock me out in a couple of rounds.
‘I know that’s not going to happen… look what he does.’
Tszyu does not lack self-confidence.
In October, he boldly predicted that he would not only knock out Charlo to become the undisputed super welterweight champion, but one day wear the heavyweight crown as well.
No one in the history of the sport has gone from welterweight to heavyweight and won every belt along the way, but Tszyu believes it’s possible.
‘My first objective is, of course, the indisputable Aussie boxer Tim Tszyu gets the VIP treatment as he meets NFL superstar Cooper Kupp at LA Rams gamethat’s all I’m looking for,’ he said.
‘But after that, my mind will take me elsewhere. Even heavyweights.