By Ray Wheatley – World of Boxing
WBO #1 light middleweight Tim Tszyu (19-0, 15 KOs) will collide with Japan’s WBO #7 rated Takeshi Inoue (17-1, 10 KOs) on November 17 in Australia at a venue to be decided. “It’s going to be a tough fight,” Tszyu told Fox Sports. “I think it’s going to be the hardest fight of my career. Definitely the toughest opponent of my career. But it’s something I was born for.
“I like a bit of pressure. At the same time, I like to punch people in the face. That’s what I do for a living, I punch people in the face and I get an enjoyment out of it.”
Inoue’s only loss was on points over twelve rounds in a 2019 world title fight against then-WBO light middleweight champion Jaime Munguia.
thats good that he is stepping up in class dont think he is ready for castrano or charlo just keep learning and then keep stepping up plenty of time
Couldn’t agree with you more Peter,wise move by his team.
But gee ,he’s something special and possesses lethal body shots as well as boxing smarts. By fighting this fellow he can gauge where he’s at.
he is talented and hungry. his dad taught him well. hopefully as hard
Tszyu in 2!
Tim is been well managed and come title fight time he will have a good shot at victory.
This is a excellent fight for Tszyu.
Good step up, good progress.. this measuring stick will let him know where he’s at .. Inoues only loss to Munguia (who I’m not that impressed by). Reports of Tszyu calling out big names to come to Australia? If he really wants those names he’s gonna have to fight in United States..
This is a good fight for Tszyu to keep him high in the rankings while he waits for a title shot. Inoue gave hell to Munguia, so he should give us a good barometer of where the Aussie prospect is. Good matchup, but I’m surprised they can make this fight happen in Australia. They are currently the most locked down country on Earth, and have a government as authoritative as the CCP.
Just like international cricket teams coming here mate, if the government can make a dollar off it they will be all for it.
Tzyu is talking tough. It seems out of caracter for him. He certainly isn’t his old man but hes really a decent fighter in his own right. Inoue will test him but will ultimately lose fairly soundly. Tszyu is just not there at the upper level. Hell be in for a serious wakeup call if he gets in with a serious top tier fighter.
Its a shame Tony Harrison’s team didn’t want to take on the offer of a fight with Tszyu.