Boxing news 2021, Tim Tszyu vs Michael Zerafa, announcement, next fight, opponent, record, where, when, date, location, world title
Tim Tszyu will face very long-time rival Michael Zerafa immediately after confirming the all-Australian clash would be the newest in his so-significantly undefeated career.
Tszyu, who is at the moment eighteen- subsequent his fifth spherical stoppage of Irishman Dennis Hogan last time out, was eying a planet title combat future but COVID and the sophisticated landscape of the division has noticed him lastly react to Zerafa’s recurring call outs.
With WBO winner Brian Castano set to face off from Jermell Charlo in a bid to unify the division, Tszyu will now head again to Newcastle to settle his score with Zerafa.
The two will sq. off on Wednesday 7th July at Newcastle Amusement Centre, live on Primary Party.
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Zerafa kicked off a fiery press meeting on Thursday in Sydney as he experimented with to keep composed with his talk about Tszyu.
“The talk stops. All people is expecting fireworks with me. He can call me whichever he wishes. When I was preventing planet class opponents, he was drinking heat milk before mattress so it doesn’t matter to me.”
Even so, he couldn’t keep calm for a great deal for a longer period and the two introduced into a 4-minute slugfest of insult immediately after insult.
Here’s what they claimed to just about every other:
MZ: He’s a bit tender. He’s getting all the things individual. If he’d have signed the combat decades ago… you rejected the combat. We obtained phone calls and video clip that you dropped a knuckle and it was your grandfather’s hand. You just cannot combat since you wanted surgical treatment on your hand.
TT: Points, it was my hand basically.
MZ: I have required this combat. I was in a 4-combat system. You fought three out of the 4. Keep in mind that.
TT: You dropped to Horn.
MZ: I obtained robbed from Hore. I obtained robbed.
TT: So I fought the winner of the two of you. I’m not heading to combat the loser.
MZ: You’re preventing Venezuelan taxi motorists mate.
TT: Identify one.
MZ: I don’t even know their names mate. I can title a entire bunch of people today I have fought, I wager you know who they are. You know who Kell Brook is. You know who Jeff Horn is.
TT: You have fought them, but at the close of the working day you dropped.
MZ: Did you go 12 spherical with Kell Brook? I have proven I can do the points that you’ve done. I have overwhelmed Jeff Horn as well.
TT: I would beat Kell Brook.
MZ: You believe you can.
TT: It is not an accomplishment getting people today distances.
MZ: You have never fought exterior your again lawn. You obtained dropped by Wade Ryan. I’m a distinctive beast to Wade Ryan.
TT: I don’t lose to Wade Ryan. You fought Wade Ryan seven decades into your career.
MZ: I fought him a yr immediately after yr. I’d only experienced fifteen fights – identical as you! At 26 decades aged you’re preventing a 37 yr aged in Dennis Hogan off two losses. At 26 I was preventing Kell Brook for a planet title.
TT: And now you’re preventing forty six-yr-aged Mundine.
MZ: Due to the fact you did not pick up your cell phone. How numerous skipped identified as did you have from us?
TT: Skipped phone calls? Not one.
MZ: We experienced to combat Mundine. Due to the fact you did not want it. You experienced that numerous skipped phone calls from us, you did not want the combat. We have obtained intercontinental opponents, this and that. You never experienced everything. You did not have any fights. Talk the reality, don’t lie.
TT: This is the reality, it is points. He’s obtained this entire circus of calling out distinctive fighters. I saw him calling out some AFL fighter.
MZ: All over again, doesn’t know his points! That was a charity bout. You want to bag a charity celebration live on Fox Athletics?! I have to give again. I did not have my dad to get me wherever I’m at. I constructed all the things I have with my bare palms. You’re TT2. You’re nonetheless the next finest even in your family members title. If you’re title was Tim Smith, no one would care mate.
TT: Very well I’m Tim Tszyu. It is a next era.
Re-live the announcement of his future combat below.