Tim Tszyu To Fight Tony Harrison March 12th In Australia

By: Sean Crose

Tim Tszyu might not be preventing Jermell Charlo anytime quickly, however he’s received himself a harmful foe in his subsequent battle nonetheless. After a Charlo harm prevented the 2 males from preventing this coming weekend, as had been deliberate, Tszyu might have gone for a tuneup. Somewhat than take a straightforward, keep busy battle, nonetheless, Tszyu will likely be taking over former world titlist Tony Harrison. This isn’t the type of battle that’s a digital certain factor for the pink sizzling 21-0 Tszyu. In truth, welterweight titlist Errol Spence took to Twitter on Sunday to state his perception that Harrison will pull off the win. “I’ll wager 10,” he said, “on a Tony Harrison upset.” He may not be the one one.

Boasting a document of 29-3-1, Harrison has been a professional since 2011. His greatest win was a really spectacular 2018 victory over Charlo, who he lifted the WBC junior middleweight world title off of within the course of. Charlo returned the next yr to crush Harrison within the rematch by way of eleventh spherical stoppage. Harrison has solely fought twice since that point, drawing with Bryan Perella in 2021 and decisioning Sergio Garcia final April. Nonetheless, the Detroit fighter may be a clumsy and irritating foe. What’s extra, he’s way more skilled within the ring than the favored Tyzyu and has confronted much better competitors.

Tzsyu, however, is nothing if not a fighter on the rise. Boasting an ideal document of 21 wins and 0 knockouts, he’s lengthy been thought-about a significant problem for Charlo. The son of boxing royalty Kostya Tszyu, the 28 yr previous Aussie is seeking to observe in his father’s footsteps. With that in thoughts, he’s definitely leaving his mark by having the braveness to face Harrison. The transfer clearly exhibits that Tszyu is assured. And certainly, it’s simple to see why he’ll most likely be the betting favourite strolling into the battle.

With loads of velocity and correct punch placement, the person has proven himself to be nothing if not formidable towards his earlier 20+ opponents. These opponents, nonetheless, haven’t been Harrison. Tszyu is a person fascinated by testing himself, and he’s now going to have fairly a check in Harrison. This may very well be one, for it’s a high quality pairing on paper. The Tszyu-Harrison bout will likely be for the interim WBO junior middleweight strap. The battle will go down in Australia, although a precise location has not been determined.