Fox Sports Australia brings word that Tim Tszyu’s first fight of 2026 will pit him against unbeaten Albanian Denis Nurja on April 5th in Wollongong, Australia.
Tszyu (26-3, 18 KO), the former WBO super welterweight champion, is still recuperating from a disastrous 1-3 skid that saw him drop a competitive decision to Sebastian Fundora marred by a grievous cut, get blown out of the water by Bakhram Murtazaliev, and bow out after seven in a rematch with “Towering Inferno.” He rehabbed a bit last December
with a clear decision over Anthony Velazquez and looks to be facing another rehab opponent here.
Tszyu make a lot of Nurja’s (20-0, 9 KO) amateur background in the article, but doesn’t have much of a body of work in the pro ranks. He’s never gone past six or faced anyone of note, largely sticking to gimme fights in his home country. He did have a 2023 fight with Placido Ramirez that got cut short when ““[f]ans entered the ring and hit Ramirez” and is somehow ranked no. 12 with the WBA, though, so there’s that at least.
Should Tszyu get past Nurja , he’s reportedly got a date with Errol Spence Jr later this year.
Per FSA, the card will also feature “top-ranked Sam Goodman, Olympian Callum Peters and former NRL star Nelson Asofa-Solomona.” You’ll recall Asofa-Solomona from his crushing uppercut knockout in his pro debut last month.
