Tim Tszyu is reportedly eyeing a homecoming struggle in December if he defeats IBF junior middleweight beltholder Bakhram Murtazaliev once they meet on October 19 at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Fla.
In line with Information Corp, the 29-year-old from Sydney, Australia is eager to go round once more this calendar 12 months after spending months on the sidelines recovering from a nasty minimize to his scalp sustained in his break up choice loss to Sebastian Fundora in Las Vegas in March.
There are a number of names on the shortlist however it’s understood Erickson Lubin is the frontrunner, if the 28-year-old American southpaw may be satisfied to fly out to Australia. Lubin (26-2, 18 KOs) is The Ring’s No.7 contender at 154 kilos.
“It is very important stay related with the Aussie followers as a result of they’re those who put me into this place,” stated Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) to the media yesterday.
“Once I go right into a struggle, I really feel I’ve a complete nation behind me, so it’s a superb feeling.
“After all I might like to struggle again in Australia for the followers, it means rather a lot. We’re a small little island, we’re abandoned from the remainder of the world. Even to LA, it’s a 15-hour flight.
“However we have now some expertise on the market (in Australia). A variety of fighters. We’ve this stigma that Aussies are powerful bastards who simply struggle, however we wish to have a crack and we all know what we’re doing.
“It’s good to be on high of that with the opposite Aussie fight athletes.”
Tszyu is planning an announcement efficiency in opposition to Russia’s Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs), who will probably be making the primary protection of the IBF strap he received in opposition to Jack Culcay in Germany final April. In that bout, the 31-year-old pulled away late within the struggle, knocking out the native lad within the penultimate spherical.
Tszyu has vowed to finish his 10-year undefeated streak within the professionals.
“I’m bringing the warmth,“ stated Tszyu, The Ring’s No.5 contender. “Hopefully he doesn’t take a step again, as a result of everybody is aware of my model.
“You will notice a bad-ass efficiency. The extent will probably be ruthless and one thing that shocks individuals and shocks my opponent as effectively.”
In his Las Vegas debut in opposition to six-foot-six southpaw Fundora, Tszyu caught an errant elbow to the highest of his head on the finish of the second spherical that instantly produced a big gash on his scalp. The wound continued to bleed profusely for the remainder of the bout and he was pressured to struggle by way of a masks of blood.
Tszyu fought valiantly within the circumstance, ultimately dropping a 116-112, 113-115 and 112-116 choice. The loss price him his WBO belt and the possibility to select up the vacant WBC bauble.
On the time Tszyu’s nook got here below criticism for not stopping the bout within the first 4 rounds, however the gutsy Aussie says he wouldn’t have it every other method.
“Forfeiting is just not my blood,” stated Tszyu. “I might moderately die within the ring, that’s the mentality I’ve received. Shedding the belt, it seems like it’s important to get again to the drafting board.
“There’s no concern in me. Whoever they name the ‘dangerous man’ on this division, give him to me, feed him to me.
“He (Murtazaliev) has the canine in him and that presents an amazing process.
“However nothing is meant to be simple on the street to the highest. There isn’t a simple struggle. In order for you the large bucks, it’s important to undergo the fireplace and proper now, I’ll undergo the fireplace.
“I wish to be the shot caller and placed on the large fights and also you do this by having the straps.”
