REVEALED: Tim Tszyu’s secret diet engineered by a Moroccan fight chef that is fuelling the Aussie fighter all the way to the top

Meet Omar Iferd – Tim Tszyu’s official fight chef, who could be the secret ingredient to ensure the talented Austrian boxer goes all the way to the top.

Tszyu (23-0, 17 KOs), who will take on American Brian Mendoza (22-2, 16 KOs) on the Gold Coast on Sunday as he looks to retain his WBO super-bantamweight belt, was I first met Iferd when he was working. at a cafe in Sydney’s Brighton-Le-Sands.

The connection between the pair was immediate.

Now Iferd is responsible for Tszyu’s diet, a vital role as nutrition for boxers is crucial.

“The best thing about Tim … he’s a champion for a reason … he’s disciplined,” Iferd said. News Corp.

Meet Omar Iferd – Tim Tszyu’s fight chef, who could be the secret ingredient to ensure the Aussie boxer goes all the way to the top

Tszyu, who is unbeaten in 23 career fights, will step into the ring against American Brian Mendoza on the Gold Coast on Sunday as he looks to retain his WBO super-featherweight belt.

“He knows what his body needs and sometimes he’ll give me advice on what he wants … and what he should eat.”

Whether it’s an Asian dish, grilled food or steak, Iferd is adaptable.

He has become close to Tszyu and has called their working relationship ‘more like a family’.

Many boxing pundits are tipping Tszyu to outwork his opponent on the Glitter Strip – but legendary Australian fighter Jeff Fenech said it was ‘too dangerous’ and ‘Tim has to be at his best’.

Tszyu never had faith.

He told reporters this week that he has “a black heart right now” and is ready to destroy his strong challenger from New Mexico.

He fought Sebastian Fundora (in Carson, California), but it’s a different atmosphere here on the Gold Coast. You are entering full enemy territory,” he said.

Everyone here is Aussie. It’s like I’m protecting the earth. There is no way he will come and take the land.’

After the match against Mendoza, Tszyu will go to the mecca of boxing that is the USA

After winning the interim WBO title with a savage ninth-round stoppage against American Tony Harrison in Sydney in March, Tszyu defended the belt on the Gold Coast with a first-round knockout of Mexican Carlos Ocampo in June.

His win over Ocampo came just 22 days after he required surgery and 26 stitches on his right hand after being attacked by a friend’s Pit Bull Terrier.

Now fully recovered, Tszyu is ready to unleash a different beast against Mendoza.

‘It’s not him, it’s me. I can’t wait to show you the progress I’m making,” he said.

“The last time there was a dog bite, so there was a bit of a problem. I was lucky to get it out in 70 (seconds). This time you will see a more calculated performance, I think.’

Twenty-one of Tszyu’s previous 22 professional bouts have been in Australia, with his only overseas bout being a win over Terrell Gausha in Minneapolis in March of last year.

But he wants the boxing mecca of Las Vegas, where Tszyu recently returned from an intensive training camp and says his fighting future beyond Sunday lay in the US.

“I know this is the last crowd in Australia,” Tszyu said. ‘This is.’