Wednesday in Australia, interim WBO 154 lb. titleholder Tim Tszyu was a part of the formal announcement of his subsequent bout that may come shortly in June. Nevertheless, extra intriguing is the rising impatience for the Aussie star that undisputed champ Jermell Charlo isn’t simply rehabbing from harm to get their combat again on and the feedback he made about it.
First, Tszyu, 22-0, 16 KOs, and No Restrict Promotions made official that he’ll be again in simply 5 weeks (June seventeenth) to tackle veteran Mexican Carlos Ocampo in a 12 spherical bout in Australia’s Gold Coast.
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Meaning Tszyu will likely be again within the ring for a second combat in simply over 90 days, since dominating and ultimately, stopping American, former world champ Tony Harrison by TKO in March. That night time in Newcastle, Australia, Tszyu had the house followers roaring as he pounded Harrison into submission with quite a few large uppercuts and mixtures within the ninth spherical to power the stoppage.
Tszyu elected to take that combat after Charlo broke his left hand in two locations whereas coaching for the January showdown. Charlo appeared on the Showtime protection of Tszyu-Harrison and proclaimed that he was healed from the hand harm. Nevertheless, the bout hasn’t materialized, and now received’t, for this Summer season.
When requested about that on the presser, Tszyu stated to the media Wednesday in regards to the champ,
“Look I used to be watching the Garcia-Tank combat the opposite day. The man (Charlo) was drunk, ‘off his head.’ There’s a distinction between me and him. I’m energetic…staying prepared, preparing for the subsequent alternative. Each alternative I get I’m gonna take it.
Him then again? He’s on ‘Honneymoon.’ He’s off to Vegas, getting smashed. And, once we do meet, it’s gonna be hassle. For him, not for me.”
Again to the combat Tszyu will take whereas he awaits Charlo to conform to comeback to the desk and make the rescheduled combat occur.
Extra on the Mexican opponent
Ocampo, 34-2, was overwhelmed decisively on a 12 spherical choice by Sebastian Fundora final October and was additionally demolished in lower than one spherical by world welterweight champ Errol Spence in 2018. He clearly may have his palms full with the favored, exhausting hitting Australian.
He actually carries the idea that as a Mexican fighter, he’ll look to face toe to toe with Tszyu, however realistically, this must be a simple KO win, once more, for the highest ranked Aussie
Finally, it’s as much as Charlo, who’s greater than 5 months out from the hand harm to not solely replace his return, however to reschedule the Tszyu bout. And, the longer the delay goes on makes increasingly more observers skeptical that he doesn’t actually need to combat Tszyu.
Then, the WBO will probably strip Charlo within the brief time period and elevate Tszyu as their world champ. Plus, give him freedom to combat a much bigger named contender for his or her model of the belts.
