Defiant Tim Tszyu has vowed to ‘carry on’ but admitted he must find ‘sufficient answers from myself’ after his defeat to Bakhram Murtazaliev on Sunday afternoon.
The Australian fighter has now lost his last two fights, with Tszyu being knocked to the canvas four times in Sunday’s clash before his team threw in the towel during the third round.
After missing the chance to capture Murtazaliev’s IBF super welterweight title, Tszyu was left stunned after the fight, claiming he knew what happened in the ring.
Questions are being raised about where Tszyu will go next in his career after the devastating defeat, with some even calling for him to retire.
But on Monday the Australian boxer reflected on the defeat again and claimed he would regroup and fight again.
“Look, it is what it is,” Tszyu said.
‘I got caught with a shot and just couldn’t continue.
‘I kept getting up, but that wasn’t good enough.
“Congratulations to my opponent on a great performance. But yeah, we’ll move on, regroup and my team will come back.
‘Thank you to PBC (Premier Boxing Champions) and No Limit for always supporting me no matter what.
“I’ll be back again and still be in big fights soon.
‘But now of course I have to look for enough answers within myself.
‘The most important thing my father told me when I was young was to never give up.
“If you’re shooting for the stars and crashing and burning along the way, just keep going. And I continue.
“Thank you all.”
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