Tszyu vs Ocampo Start Time: LIVE on SHOWTIME® 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT
WBO interim junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu (22-0, 16 KOs) will defend his title tonight against Carlos Ocampo (34-2, 22 KOs) live on SHowtime at 9m ET .
WBO interim junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu (22-0, 16 KOs) hopes to challenge undisputed 154-lb champion Jermell Charlo in October, provided his slowly healing left hand is 100% by then without any setbacks that further delay the fight.
Tyszu Says Charlo “Will Try And Postpone It For As Long As He Can”
Tim Tszyu is pretty frustrated right now.
Jermell Charlo says he won’t be returning to the ring to defend his undisputed junior middleweight championship until the “end of the summer” after breaking two bones in his left hand last December while training for a title defense against Tim Tszyu.
Tim Tszyu, who is rapidly making a whole big name for himself, this out from under the shadow of his famous and celebrated father Kostya Tszyu, got the job done in style on Saturday.
Tony Harrison’s brother, who helps him train, wants him to retire from boxing after his ninth round knockout loss to Tim Tszyu last Saturday night at the Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.
In an impressive punching power punching display, #1 ranked WBO junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu (22-0, 16 KOs) took apart the upset-minded Tony Harrison (29-4-1, 21 KOs), wearing him down with heavy power shots to knock him out in round one on Saturday night in their headliner on Showtime at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Tim Tszyu (22-0, 16 KOs) looked Golovkin-esque with his ninth knockout of Tony Harrison (29-4-1, 21 KOs) on Saturday night to win the WBO interim junior middleweight title at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Undefeated home fighter Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) weighed in at 153 1/2 lbs, and his opponent, former WBC junior middleweight champion Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs), also came in at 153 1/2 lbs on Friday at their weigh-in for Saturday’s 12 round clash for the interim WBO 154-lb title at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
The battle to face undisputed champion Jermell Charlo takes place this Saturday night, broadcasting stateside on Showtime. In the main event, Tim Tszyu faces Tony Harrison in what appears to be a very competitive matchup on paper.