Tim Tszyu concedes he will likely be combating to save lots of his profession after agreeing to a high-risk showdown with harmful American Joey Spencer.
Australian boxing’s poster boy will make his much-anticipated comeback from two crushing losses within the US final 12 months in a do-or-die super-welterweight battle in Newcastle on April 6.
A 3rd straight defeat, following a bloody 12-round split-decision loss to Sebastian Fundora then a brutal beat-down from Bakhram Murtazaliev in October, could be catastrophic for Tszyu’s profession.
However the former world champion will lay all of it on the road towards Spencer, who boasts a 19-from-20 file, with 11 of his victories coming through knockouts.
“That is the most important battle of my profession. This distinguishes the place I come again and the place my highway will go,” Tszyu mentioned at Tuesday’s announcement.
Tim Tszyu throughout his WBO super-welterweight world title bout towards Brian Mendoza. (Picture by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Photographs)
“Look, you’re on this sport to check your self always, so I needed a tricky problem.
“When the battle acquired provided, it was a no brainer for me. I knew I didn’t wish to take the lengthy highway to get again to the highest. The shorter it’s, the tougher the opponents are.
“And I knew by taking Joe Spencer, this early, you’re going to go straight again to the place you belong.
“I’ve acquired redemption on my thoughts.”
Tszyu’s promoter George Rose from No Restrict Boxing mentioned their famous person cost refused to ease his method again with a pushover bout.
“Look, lots of people of their comeback fights, getting back from a loss would select a dud opponent,” Rose mentioned.
“Tim is a man who desires exhausting fights each time, and it kills me when he does it.
“I’d like to have a straightforward battle the place we will simply stroll in and he wipes them out.
“He in all probability nonetheless will do it anyway, however I’d like to have that thought going into it, not going right into a battle the place I do know that he’s combating towards a man who’s an absolute killer.
“This man is a two time PBC prospect of the 12 months, a man who’s solely acquired one little blemish on his profession, and a man who completely desires to gentle up this division and sees this as an enormous alternative for himself.”
Tim Tszyu knocks out Stevie Spark (Evans/Getty Photographs)
Often called “The Small City Soldier”, the 24-year-old Spencer from Michigan is vowing to take all the pieces away from the house favorite in so-called Tszyu-Fort.
“This battle is essential for my profession, simply being on the stage that it’s on,” Spencer mentioned.
“Tim Tszyu, having the title that he has, lots of people are going to be tuning in and watching this battle to see if Tim can bounce again.
“I imagine that I’m going to be an underdog on this battle. However after I are available and do what I must do to get this win, I’m positively going be on the map in a method that I haven’t been up thus far.
“I imagine I can beat him as a result of I imagine I’m a superior boxer in all sides.
“Completely I’m coming to take him out, whether or not it’s a choice, a stoppage, or a knockout.”
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