Former super welterweight champion, Australian superstar Tim Tszyu, returns to fight in his homeland after consecutive losses in America. Tszyu clashes with rising American Joseph Spencer on April 6 at the Newcastle Entertainment Center in New South Wales. A third straight loss will be devastating for Tim Tszyu's career. The former WBO king has insisted that his father, legendary former world champion Kostya Tszyu, will not be ringside in Australia. Tim Tszyu, whose brother, Nikita, is also a professional boxer, will defend the Tszyu family record of fifty victories and no losses on Australian soil. Rising super welterweight Joey Specser is a huge underdog ahead of the fight next weekend.
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BOXING: Super Welterweight
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime PPV
Venue: Newcastle Entertainment Center, NSW
Date: 06.04.2025 14:00
Tim Tszyu
2024 was a damaging year for Australian boxing superstar Tim Tszyu after the 30-year-old lost consecutive matches against Sebastian Fundora and Bakhram Murtazaliev. Away from his beloved Australia, Tszyu lost his WBO super welterweight title to Fundura after a split decision in March. In October, Tszyu challenged Murtazaliev for the IBF super welterweight crown but was completely dominated by the Russian, who knocked down Tszyu four times before the Aussie’s corner threw in his towel. Before the pair of losses, "Soul Taker" had gone 24 games unbeaten, claiming the WBO interim super welterweight title in early 2023 before elevation to full champion later that year. Faced with the prospect of losing three straight fights for the first time in his career, Tim has returned home to Australia, where his record is a flawless 22-0.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 30
- Height: 5’9”
- Reach: 70.5"
- Weight: 154 lbs (69.9kg)
- Record: 24-2
It wasn't bad. It wasn't a distraction. It was unfamiliar. I'm just not used to him being there. Look, I appreciate my dad and it was great to see him in Orlando and stuff, but I have my own schedule. No one's really telling me how it should be done. Even though he's close and he's my dad, I'm not used to my dad, especially throughout my whole 20's of growing up. I never really got to experience him there.
Joey Spencer
American youngster Joey Spencer arrives down under with a 3-fight winning streak and only one professional loss on his resume. The rising super welterweight will be facing his greatest boxing challenge when he takes on Tim Tszyu in Australia. Although Spencer has nineteen wins from twenty fights, he has not faced anyone of the caliber of Tszyu. "The Small Time Soldier" must take a page from Bakhram Murtazaliev's book and stretch the fight for the entire 12 rounds.
Tale of the Tape
- Age: 25
- Height: 5'10"
- Reach: 70"
- Weight: 154 lbs (69.9kg)
- Record: 19-1
This is the most important fight of my life. There’s so much on the line, so much to look forward to. It’s always the next fight, of course, that makes it the most important but this one feels a bit different. I think the last result was — looking back at it — it was a little mistake made. If it went six, seven, even eight rounds further who knows what would’ve happened. For me, it’s just about not making that mistake and boxing, the game’s full of inches and it’s minimizing those inches and getting up on top. It’s been good being at home down at the Rockdale gym, and having a lot of familiar faces coming in for sparring, we’ve put in good work.
Betting Odds
Joey Spencer is a 5.9 underdog on 1xbet, which has yes to the start of round 9 at 1.9 odds. Tim Tszyu to score a KO/TKO is 1.72 on Bet365, which has the fight to go the distance at 2.37 odds. Spencer to win is 4.70 on Betway. Read more here.
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