Former super welterweight champion Tim Tszyu will look to break out of a career-worst slum/p when he headlines a December 17th No Limit PPV against Anthony Velazquez in Sydney.
Tszyu (25-3, 18 KO), who stopped Tony Harrison for the interim belt before outclassing Brian Mendoza for the real deal, has dropped three of his last four. Most forgave him his gruesome split decision loss against Sebastian Fundora, which saw him fight through a headbutt-induced cut for much of the bout, but a subsequent clash
with Bakhram Murtazaliev saw him dropped four times in three rounds en route to a brutal defeat. Though he bounced back by mauling Joey Spencer, he hit the deck early in his rematch with Fundra and retired in the corner after seven rounds.
Velazquez (18-0-1, 15 KO) has a pretty record and the press release laughably calls him an “undefeated star,” but it’s largely fluff built on club shows in Connecticut and Massachusetts. This is a rehab fight for Tszyu, which GreatSouthernCowboy pointed out is also his first under new coach Pedro Diaz.
Sam Goodman (20-1, 8 KO) makes his return to action after August’s unsuccessful title bid against Nick Ball, taking on unheralded fellow Aussie Tyler Blizzard (10-0, 4 KO), while 2024 Olympian Callum Peters (4-0, 4 KO) continues his pro campaign after nearly slugging his way past eventual silver medalist Nurbek Oralbay in Paris last year.
