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[ad_1] American superstar Keith Thurman was more than halfway through an online press event with Tim Tszyu on Friday morning when, having drunk several times from a drink bottle filled with green juice, and then eaten from a bowl of food which sat somewhere off-screen, he finally noted the obvious. “Tim, I see the shiner,” … Read more
[ad_1] Initially, Viliami Liavaa was going to be a rugby star. But that dream? Well, it was over by age eight. “I was just too much of a hothead,” cackles the now promising New Zealand super welterweight. A fighter who, still only 22, has in the past 24 hours been catapulted from hopeful undercard fighter … Read more
[ad_1] Tim Tszyu is set to be sensationally stripped of the WBO super welterweight title if he loses to American superstar Keith Thurman in Las Vegas this month – yet has also just firmed, should he win, for a hyped showdown against the world’s greatest fighter. Speaking with Main Event’s Ben Damon on Friday morning, … Read more
[ad_1] Should Tim Tszyu run into Floyd Mayweather’s team over the next few weeks here in Las Vegas, he wants nothing from the ‘Money’ mob but to see a betting slip. Same deal, he says, with US fight analyst Shawn Porter. “Just ensuring,” the champ grins, “they’ve all put their money where their mouths are”. … Read more
[ad_1] Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s bid to fight at the Paris Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee, a Filipino official said Sunday. Manila had made a “special request” to the IOC last year seeking permission for the former world champion in multiple weight divisions, to box in Paris despite a rule setting … Read more
[ad_1] Boxing fans were hit with three pieces of news that were bizarre, frustrating and downright devastating in a wild spate of updates early on Saturday morning. Tyson Fury’s megafight against Oleksandr Usyk was postponed after the Gypsy King suffered a cut in training, Manny Pacquiao’s officially ended his retirement – and most tragically 23-year-old … Read more
[ad_1] Australia’s Tim Tszyu has been branded a “slow Mexican” by American superstar Keith Thurman, who warned he will also be sending the WBO super welterweight king “tail tucked, head down back to his daddy in Australia”. The ‘Tszyusa’ era is officially now underway after the undefeated 29-year-old Aussie and Thurman – once the world’s … Read more
[ad_1] Australia’s WBO super welterweight champ Tim Tszyu is set to face American star Keith Thurman in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 31 according to reports out of the US – with arch rival Michael Zerafa also set to fight for a world title on the same card. ESPN boxing journalist Mike Coppinger tweeted on … Read more