Australian famous person Tim Tszyu arrived in Las Vegas for coaching camp, making ready to face unbeaten IBF Tremendous Welterweight World Champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.
Earlier than that, the previous 154-pound world champion held his customary pre-camp in Thailand, the place his father, Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Famer Kostya Tszyu, joined him for the primary time in years.
“It was a superb bonding expertise,” Tszyu stated. “Straight after my final struggle, I requested him to get some work in. I didn’t assume he’d truly say sure, however he did. We reconnected, and it was a superb expertise that was years within the making. Connecting as father and son and as a fighter was good.”
The 29-year-old Tszyu has carved out his personal lane separate from his 55-year-old father’s by displaying an all-action type and taking up the hardest competitors time and again as he nears a chance to turn out to be a two-time world champion towards Murtazaliev on Saturday, October 19 in the primary occasion of PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video from the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.
On struggle night time, Kostya shall be ringside in Orlando to look at his son compete in particular person for the primary time since Tim’s professional debut. He’ll tackle the spectator position, with Tim’s uncle and career-long coach, Igor Golubev, main the nook. When describing the latest coaching along with his father, Tim defined what his father realized about his son from these classes.
“I’m unbreakable and hungry,” stated Tim Tszyu. “He was making an attempt to interrupt me. I used to be like, ‘Proper, if you wish to go down that path, let’s do it.’ It was good enjoyable. He instructed me tales of what he used to do in his coaching, and I wished to attempt my finest as nicely.”
The principle occasion bout headlines a three-fight card starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT solely on Prime Video for all Prime members in the USA and choose nations.
Tickets for the reside occasion are on sale now and can be found by Ticketmaster. TGB Promotions promotes the occasion, which can be promoted in affiliation with No Restrict Boxing and Foremost Occasions.
