By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
WBO #2 light middleweight Tim Tszyu has targeted WBO champion Patrick Texeira and WBO#1 Brian Castano after the demolition of Bowen Morgan at the BankWest Stadium in Sydney with 12,000 fans in attendance.
“[I want a world title fight] next,” proclaimed Tszyu. “That’s it. I’m done with Australia. I want the Mexicans, the Americans, the top-level boys. I’m getting more mature. I just turned 26, I haven’t even reached my peak, I’ve got another three or four years before I reach my peak.
“That’s why I want the best experience, to fight the best fighters right now. This was a world title eliminator for me. There’s only two names on the hit list for me now – Castano and Texeira … my managers have a plan for me.”
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Note: WBO President Paco Valcarcel issued the following statement on social media…
“Please be advised that the World Boxing Organization has not ordered any elimination bout(s) in the jr. middleweight division (154 lbs).”
Why not Jermell Charlo?
Every fight he has been in so far have been against guys from a lower division, lets hope a move to America gets him to step up and fight some one at his weight class that have a heart beat.
agreed. kid has skills but apart from horn, who is plenty tough & rugged but severely lacking in many areas, he’s faced domestic level guys. o hope he shines when the tests come.
Carefully matched to keep the hype has gone that high, to the point that Tim Tszyu himself is immersed in this deceit. He is not ready to be dealing with the top guys at 154, nor even has been fully tested by a good fresh or in his primes opponent. After defeating an ultra shot Horn and an overmatched and dwarf C class fighter, he is harping greatness. Please give me a break
Here is a list of fighters that could obliterate him: Israil Madrimov (perhaps the future king of the 154 division),Jeramell Charlo, Sebastian Fundora, Jarret Hurd, Erislandy, Lara, Julian Williams. I hope to see Madrimov fighting Charlo or Lara in the near future.
Do you really think his father doesn’t know when his son is ready to step up in competition? The man has been there and done it and you will find, Tim is ready and is the real deal
Exactly Matt. he fights a local due to covid and belts him, he’s running. He calls out Castano and Teixera and apparently he’s not ready. What a joke, if he steps up and gets beaten – so what. This dumb idea everyone has that you need to stay unbeaten to be a world champ is the reason so many fights don’t get made.
I can’t say nothing about Kostya, who I respect a lot, but I haven’t heard nothing about him saying Tim is ready for a world title shot, just WBO chairman Danny Leigh who says if Teixeira cant’ fight Castano, then is Tim vs Castano. I strongly believe Tim needs more time and experience to be thrown with the best guys