Rising Australian boxer Nikita ‘The Butcher’ Tszyu continues his unbeaten record after defeating compatriot Bo Belbin… but insists it’s ‘just the starter’ for his brother Tim’s ‘main course’
- Nikita Tszyu defeated Bo Belbin
- We were fighting on Tim Tszyu’s undercard
- Nikita’s unbeaten record continues.
Rising star Nikita Tszyu has maintained his unbeaten professional boxing record with a resounding TKO victory over fellow Australian Bo Belbin.
In a gigantic day for the Tszyu family, the 26-year-old Belbin dropped Belbin early in the fourth round with a hard left hand before the referee stopped the fight half a minute later after another flurry of shots to the head of the Tszyu family. called ‘Butcher’. .
Belbin already sported a bloody nose and a nasty cut under his left eye after taking a beating in the third round.
Having defeated former WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn, Tszyu stopped short of saying this was his best win yet.
But he was very pleased to break Belbin’s unbeaten record in the Tasmanian’s eighth fight.
Tim Tszyu (right) connects one to the face of fellow Australian Bo Belbin during his win on his brother Tim’s undercard
Tszyu climbed onto the ropes and waved to the crowd after knocking out Belbin.
The win brings Tszyu’s record to 5-0, with four of those wins coming by knockout.
‘I’m proud of it. I kept my cool through some tough moments in that fight,” he said.
He caught me early, but I stuck to my game plan. We are like brothers in a way, with the same mentality, and I really respect that.
Tszyu’s latest super welterweight win improved his record to 5-0, with four knockouts.
Sunday’s fight at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena marks the first time Tszyu and his superstar brother Tim have fought on the same card.
Tim faces American Tony Harrison for the interim WBO junior middleweight title, hoping to join his legendary father Kostya as world champion.
‘This was the main course. Get ready for the main course,” Tszyu said.
‘The atmosphere is electric. Tim is about to bring home a world title and all of you are here to witness it, so let’s root for him.”