Fashionable undefeated hometown favourite Tim Tszyu dominated former world champion Tony Harrison with a ninth-round TKO to win the Interim WBO Tremendous Welterweight title Sunday in a SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL essential occasion stay on SHOWTIME® earlier than 11,740 rabid pro-Tszyu followers at Qudos Financial institution Area in Sydney, Australia.
With the win Tszyu grew to become the necessary challenger to undisputed tremendous welterweight king Jermell Charlo. On the time of the stoppage, all three judges had been in settlement scoring the bout 77-75 in favor of Tszyu after eight accomplished rounds.
When requested after the battle what the win means, Tsyzu yelled into the mic, “It means I’ve beat the person who beat the person!”
Tszyu was then requested if he had a message for Charlo: “The message was despatched clearly. You recognize what’s subsequent, you already know I’m coming.”
The undisputed king of the 154-pound division, Charlo joined the SHOWTIME announce staff stay from the CBS Studios in New York Metropolis as a particular visitor.
“He’s going to be a tricky battle as a result of he’s coming ahead,” Charlo stated following the telecast. “However I believe he’s good for my type. He matches suitably properly for me. I do know he can’t take my punch as a result of I do know my punch is completely different. I believe he’s going to do the identical factor (when he fights me). He’s not going to alter up a lot. Seeing him tonight simply made me wish to battle and be again in there, to get this over with, to only shut him up. I’ve shut up loads of fighters. He’s simply one other one.”
Tszyu (22-0, 16 KOs) – who elected to face the veteran Harrison after Tszyu’s scheduled match with Charlo on January 28 was scratched when Charlo broke his hand in coaching – merely outboxed and out-performed Detroit’s Harrison (29-4-1, 21 KOs).
“The higher man received,” Harrison stated. “They’ve completed a superb job over there. His timing, his response is excellent. He simply beat me, so all I can say is he’s up for Charlo.”
Harrison began rapidly, however quickly felt Tszyu’s energy as Harrison was rocked by an overhand proper late within the third spherical that staggered Harrison, a sequence that was repeated once more on the finish of the fourth spherical.
Harrison hit again within the sixth, touchdown extra pictures than Tszyu and displaying his protection as Tszyu missed on a number of swings. It was extra of the identical within the eighth as Tszyu continued his relentless strain and began out-landing Harrison. Harrison had had sufficient within the ninth, lastly hitting the canvas however beating the 10-count to proceed the battle till the referee ended issues.
The 28-year-old Tszyu, who made his SHOWTIME debut in March 2022 with a win over Terrell Gausha, is the son of Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Famer Kostya Tszyu, who competed on SHOWTIME 10 instances and had a few of his most memorable fights on the community. Kostya Tszyu was unable to attend the Sunday fights as a result of his daughter and Tim’s half-sister has been sick.
“We’ll all the time have respect for one another, however tonight I proved I used to be the higher fighter,” Tszyu stated of Harrison. “The way in which my profession has unfolded has been step-by-step, all the best way to the highest. That’s my mentality as a fighter. Once I’m introduced a possibility like Charlo, after all I’m going to take that. And after I get a possibility to face Tony Harrison, after all I’m going to take it.”
Harrison stated he wasn’t positive what the longer term would maintain. “The boxing [stuff] is tough. I’ve been doing this since I used to be 5. I don’t know if I wish to spend the subsequent 5, six years getting hit within the face. My brother [trainer LJ Harrison] had the proper recreation plan, however generally while you get in there you overlook.”
The occasion was promoted by No Restrict Boxing and The Rose Brothers, in affiliation with TGB Promotions.
Saturday’s SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL telecast will replay at 9:05 a.m. ET/PT Sunday, March 12 and Monday, March 13 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME EXTREME®.
Charlo was joined by veteran sportscaster and “The Final Stand” podcaster Brian Custer, who hosted the SHOWTIME BOXING INTERNATIONAL telecast remotely from New York Metropolis and referred to as the motion with three-division world champion Abner Mares and Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Famer Steve Farhood, who each served as analysts. Farhood was additionally the unofficial scorer, whereas fellow Corridor of Famer Jimmy Lennon Jr. dealt with ring saying duties Down Beneath. 4-time Emmy® award winner David Dinkins, Jr. was the chief producer of the published with Ray Smaltz III producing and Chuck McKean directing.
