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As a child, Kostya was hyperactive, so his father decided to take him to a boxing gym, where he would channel that energy by fighting older boys. [6] He impressed the Soviet amateur team coaches and he was sent to the Soviet Union's amateur boxing travelling training camps, where he visited more than 30 countries while training and fighting in tournaments.
A unification fight between Kostya Tszyu, who held both the WBA and WBC super lightweight titles, and Zab Judah, the IBF junior welterweight titlist, was put into motion in June 2001 after months of negotiations, with both Tszyu and Judah having both agreed to tentative contract arrangements to face each other later in the year.
Tszyu was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Russian parents. His father Kostya Tszyu is of ethnic Russian, Korean and Mongolian descent and his mother Natasha Anikina is of ethnic Russian descent. [4] His father, Kostya, is a former undisputed light-welterweight champion who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. [5]
Tim Tszyu is 20-0 with 15 KOs, and an excellent prospect, but being the son of a legendary champion like Kostya Tszyu brings high expectations. Tim Tszyu following in father’s footsteps, despite ...
On Nov. 3, 2001, Kostya Tszyu delivered what may have been the greatest performance of his Hall of Fame boxing career when he knocked out Zab Judah at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas in the ...
Kostya Tszyu vs. Ricky Hatton, was a professional boxing match contested on 4 June 2005 for the IBF and The Ring junior welterweight championship. [1] The 22,000 who attendanced the bout at the Manchester Arena witnessed one of the biggest upsets in British Boxing History.
Darrell Hiles (born 10 January 1969) is an Indigenous Australian boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the featherweight division. [1] [2]Hiles fought a debuting Kostya Tszyu on March 1, 1992, losing by a first-round knockout at one minute, ten seconds of the bout having started. [3]
Tszyu faced Darkon Dryden on 8 October 2022. He won the bout via corner retirement in the third round. Tszyu faced Bo Belbin on 12 March 2023. He won the bout via technical knockout in the fourth round. Tszyu faced Benjamin Bommber on 24 May 2023. He won the bout via technical knockout in the first round. Tszyu faced Jack Brubaker on 24 August ...