Tony Harrison thanked #1 Tim Tszyu today at their kickoff press conference for choosing him as his next opponent for their March 12th battle for the WBO interim junior middleweight title on Showtime at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia.
Tony Harrison feels he’s got the perfect opportunity to earn his long-awaited trilogy fight against undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo by defeating Tim Tszyu on March 12th in Sydney, Australia.
Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) will be taking a huge risk facing Tony Harrison for the WBO interim junior middleweight title on Sunday, March 12th, in Australia.
Jermell Charlo’s broken left hand could keep him from defending his undisputed junior middleweight championship against WBO mandatory Tim Tszyu until mid-2023.
Undisputed 154-lb champion Jermell Charlo has suffered a broken left hand in sparring from last Tuesday, resulting in his January 28th title defense against mandatory challenger Tim Tszyu on Showtime being postponed until a later date.
Regis Prograis feels that Jermell Charlo is too big for welterweight champion Terence Crawford. Prograis says he’s sparred with Jermell (35-1-1, 19 KOs), and he notes that he hits “really hard.”
Undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo made it interesting during Tuesday’s kickoff press conference with Tim Tszyu for their January 28th fight on Showtime, telling the unbeaten challenger that he’s made more money than him.
Jermell Charlo will defend his four 154-lb belts on January 28th against Tim Tszyu on Showtime. Charlo-Tszyu will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tszyu: “I’ll smack Joshua with a few body shots, let’s see how he reacts to that.”
Make of this what you will, dear fellow fight fan.
Jermell Charlo said he’ll be defending his undisputed junior middleweight championship against WBO #1 Tim Tszyu on January 2023.
Jermell revealed the news of his new fight on Instagram, originally posting the date of January 28th before returning to edit out that date.