Nikita Tszyu gained his tenth struggle in a row, grinding down Koen Mazoudier in what was extra of a one-sided beatdown with occasional interruptions. The brawl occurred in Sydney and was heralded as Tszyu’s stepping stone to the large leagues—as a result of nothing says “prepared for America” like barely scraping previous a man nobody will bear in mind subsequent week.
The opening spherical? A sleep fest that may have gone Mazoudier’s method, by some miracle. However let’s not child ourselves, Tszyu wasn’t about to let the underdog story unfold on his watch. By the second spherical, he began throwing what appeared like precise punches, and by the fourth, the stats had been in—90 of 184 energy punches landed. Guess he remembered he was in a boxing ring in spite of everything.
Mazoudier tried to maintain up, bless his coronary heart. He even managed to make Tszyu bleed within the sixth, which was in all probability the spotlight of his evening. However because the struggle dragged on, the script was clear: Tszyu was the star, and Mazoudier was only a supporting act. The ninth spherical was only a formality, the place Tszyu determined sufficient was sufficient and unleashed no matter was left in his tank to ship Mazoudier packing.
Submit-fight, Tszyu was all smiles and clichés, speaking about how robust it was and the way indescribable the sensation of victory is. “I simply saved saying (to myself) don’t be a bitch. Don’t be a pussy!” he shared, providing a glimpse into the profound philosophical insights one positive factors when punching somebody’s lights out.
And let’s not neglect the sideshow—Michael Zerafa’s little scuffle with Tommy Browne, which ended with Browne pulling out with an damage and Zerafa’s brother throwing punches at Browne’s coach. What’s a struggle evening and not using a little household drama? The commentators had been horrified, the followers had been thrilled, and someplace, a promoter was in all probability rubbing his fingers collectively in glee.
Zerafa, using excessive on the chaos, didn’t waste any time calling out Tszyu for a future bout. “Nikita, I’m comin’!” he declared, as if the evening wanted extra testosterone-fueled declarations. Because the mud settles and the hype machine gears up, one factor’s clear: the boxing circus is on the town, and the clowns are working the present. Let the countdown to the following brawl start.
All Outcomes
- Nikita Tszyu defeated Koen Mazoudier for the WBO Intercontinental & IBF Australasian Tremendous Welterweight titles over 10 rounds.
- Michael Zerafa gained towards Tommy Browne by TKO after Browne withdrew on account of damage in a scheduled 8-round catchweight bout.
- Conor Wallace clinched a victory over Jerome Pampellone by cut up resolution (scores: 116-112, 116-112, 113-115) in a 12-round mild heavyweight match.
- Dharringarra Trewhella secured a unanimous resolution win towards Calvin Jensen with all judges scoring the struggle 58-56 in a 6-round welterweight contest.
- Billy Polkinghorn triumphed over Michael Reynolds by unanimous resolution (scores: 49-46, 50-45, 50-45) in a 5-round catchweight struggle.
- Sonny Knight edged out Laban Stringer by cut up resolution (scores: 39-37, 40-36, 37-39) in a 4-round catchweight match.
