Timofey Dzyu 21 years old boxer Australia. Kostya Tszyu: biography, personal life, family, wife, children - photo. Kostya Tszyu’s daughters – Anastasia and Victoria
Kostya Tszyu is a legend of Russian and world boxing, an absolute world champion among professionals. This title was awarded to the Russian by three world boxing associations. Boxing, says Tszyu, shaped him as a person, his attitude towards others and gave him other blessings in life. At the same time, the cruel world of sports taught us not to trust seemingly sincere smiles, empty words and contracts. Kostya is familiar with betrayal and disappointment.
“But I don’t want to change myself, I don’t want to get to the level where the majority is. I don't want to go down."
Now the athlete, who has left his career, promotes the ideals of a healthy lifestyle and does not like giving interviews or attending social events. The public will recognize the champion in any case, no matter how Konstantin hides his conspicuous hairstyle under hats and hides behind dark glasses.
Childhood and youth
Konstantin Tszyu was born on September 19, 1969 in a small provincial Russian town called Serov, in the Sverdlovsk region. His parents were ordinary people who had nothing to do with professional sports. Father Boris Timofeevich worked the lion's share of his life at metallurgical enterprises, and his mother worked as a nurse. The boxer inherited the surname from his grandfather, a Korean by nationality, who came to the Soviet Union from China at the beginning of the 20th century.
As a child, Kostya grew up cocky and active. In order to direct the child’s fountain-like energy into a fruitful direction, Boris in 1979 took his son to the boxing section at the local youth sports school. Then I realized that I had made the right choice. The family was not against such initiatives.
After just 6 months of training in the gym, the lively 10-year-old boy began to defeat older guys in the ring. After 2 years, the coaches of the national junior team of the Soviet Union began to take an interest in the guy. This period is considered the beginning of the professional sports biography of Kostya Tszyu, who slowly but surely strived upward.
He won many regional and international fights and became a prize-winner of several tournaments. Enchanting victories alternated with defeats, but this only strengthened the guy’s spirit. In 1985, Tszyu received the title of champion of the RSFSR in his age category for young men. A little later, the boxer began to periodically appear in more mature tournaments.
Boxing
In 1989, the guy managed to achieve serious success in the main age group. At this time, Tszyu won the championship belt at a tournament in the USSR and soon after that he triumphantly competed at the European Championship, where he also climbed to the highest step of the podium. Then followed a long series of significant victories.
In the period 1990-1991, the talented boxer won the title of champion of the Soviet Union twice in a row, and also received many gold medals based on the results of international competitions. In 1989, at the world boxing championship, which took place in the Russian capital, Kostya Tszyu managed to take third prize position in the group of athletes in the weight category up to 60 kg.
A year later, the champion also added gold medals from the Goodwill Games in Seattle. 1991 was no less impressive and bright in the athlete’s career. At this time, Kostya earned gold medals at the European and international championships.
Serious results at the competition attracted considerable interest from Australian coach Johnny Lewis to the athlete from the Soviet Union, who soon convinced the boxer to move to the Green Continent. Tszyu was then offered to officially become an Australian citizen, which he readily agreed to. After this, the boxer began performing at regular exhibition fights all over the planet.
During his professional career, the boxer nicknamed Thunder from Australia (Thunder from Down Under) was considered one of the strongest athletes in the world in the weight category up to 63.5 kg (Tszyu’s height is 170 cm).
From time to time, Costa managed to defeat famous fighters Juan Laporte, Jesse Leija, Zab Judah and others. These striking victories were the precursors to incredible fame and global recognition in the boxing world. Tszyu became a star in Australia and his native Russia.
In total, Kostya entered the ring 282 times, scoring 270 victories. For such impressive performance, in 2011 the boxer was inducted into the International Fighting Hall of Fame.
It is noteworthy that on the same day, along with Tszyu, Hollywood actor and Mexican champion Julio Cesar Chavez received a similar honor. Konstantin defeated the latter in the 200 in the title fight for the junior welterweight championship.
The most famous fight of the Russian boxer took place in 2001 in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA). The fight in the junior welterweight between the WBA/WBC champion, 32-year-old Kostya Tszyu and the IBF champion, 24-year-old Zab Judah, was remembered by the audience, because the favorite sensationally lost. This fight between Tszyu and his student is considered one of the most interesting in the history of boxing.
The American began the meeting assertively. In the first round, Tszyu was constantly inferior to his opponent. It seemed that Judah would soon demonstrate his skills, and the age difference would also affect him, but this did not happen. In the 2nd round, the absolute world champion began to “pressure” his opponent from the first seconds, trying to throw a left uppercut. In turn, Kostya intended to stop the agile enemy, limiting his freedom of action in close combat. 8 seconds before the gong, Judah missed a powerful right cross to the head and fell to the canvas, earning a knockout.
Fight Kostya Tszyu and Zaba JudahThere was no clean knockout, but after Zab quickly stood up, he was severely sidetracked and fell a second time. “Chicken dance” - this is how journalists will call the physical condition of the American boxer after a powerful blow from the “Russian Australian”.
Jay Neidi, the referee of the fight, decided to stop the fight. Such judicial arbitration infuriated the US boxer. Zab Judah attacked Neidi, declaring that he was ready to continue the fight, but the meeting was still stopped.
The judge's decision is still being discussed by experts. A clean knockout did not take place, but the fall of the American, as well as his condition after the blow inflicted by Kostya, influenced the referee. Judah demanded a rematch, but the meeting was never organized, and Tszyu ended his professional career altogether.
In June 2005, a fight took place against Briton Ricky Hatton in Manchester. This fight was decisive in the career of the Russian-Australian boxer.
Fight Kostya Tszyu and Ricky HattonHatton, having defeated Tszyu by technical knockout, took the IBF junior welterweight world boxing title. Tszyu refused to participate in the final round, and the coaching staff threw in the white towel. Later, the athlete said that every fight took place on the verge of life and death. But that time Kostya was not ready to die. And then the Russian did not find the motivation to return to the ring.
The Briton refused a rematch, citing preparations for a confrontation with the WBC world champion.
After the end of his professional career, Kostya Tszyu began to train the younger generation. A special training scheme was developed for the wards, which allowed them to effectively confront their opponents in the ring. The most memorable students of the Russian athlete were boxers and Khabib Allahverdiev.
At the same time, Tszyu conducted master classes for young athletes. Using personal funds, Konstantin opened sports schools throughout Russia, motivating this decision with the desire to help expand and popularize sports in his native country. There is a Boxing Academy in Yekaterinburg, named after the champion.
In 2010, Kostya Tszyu became the head of the editorial staff of the country's debut electronic publication Fight Magazine, which reveals various aspects of martial arts.
Fans learned about another talent of the famous boxer. At the same time, Tszyu also often took part in various television programs, acting as a media person. The athlete appeared in the projects “Kostya Tszyu. To be the first", Dancing with the Stars, "Australia's Next Top Model" and others.
Kostya Tszyu is interested in the state of affairs in world boxing. In particular, in 2013, he called the boxer from Kazakhstan the best in the post-Soviet space in his category. The famous Russian has spoken positively about Golovkin more than once, commenting on his achievements in the professional ring.
Personal life
Tszyu's first wife, Natalya, worked as a hairdresser in Serov. The young people met in a city bar. They got married when Kostya was offered to move to Australia. From official data it is known that in a marriage that lasted 20 years, three children were born - sons Timofey and Nikita and daughter Anastasia.
Tim made his debut in the ring in 2016. By the fall of 2018, he had won 11 victories in 11 fights, 4 of which by knockout.
Kostya’s hobbies include music, Budha Bar, and books in English. Boxer is friends with and.
Kostya Tszyu now
Konstantin Tszyu is used to plowing. The boxer graduated from the Ural Federal University. The athlete also has his Ph.D. thesis ready, but there is not enough time to defend it. Kostya travels around the country giving master classes and motivational lectures. He became a TV presenter on the Domashny channel, in the show Culinary Duel. In Australia, Tszyu has published several books. In Russia, only an essay for children was published. The boxer rejects other offers from publishers, as he encountered attempts to deceive.
Kostya Tszyu is the author of several books The creators of the show “Stars in the Ring,” according to Kostya, also did not pay for the idea.
“We slightly changed the structure, design - and forward, only under a different name. Unfortunately, this is often done on our television.”
The athlete continues training in the ring. After one sparring at the beginning of 2018, Kostya felt unwell. I turned to .
The teledoctor recommended doctors, and Tszyu underwent heart surgery. Before this, the man was diagnosed with problems with blood vessels - a blood clot had broken off due to high cholesterol. Tszyu made sure that the children also underwent examination.
Konstantin is the face of the company Concellence, which produces sportswear. Bright and stylish wardrobe items are sold in the online store. Kostya Tszyu Sports Academy LLC produces vitamin-fortified and energy drinks, mineral water, and natural food products under the Gladio brand. The boxer invested $80 million in the project, according to Forbes.
Titles and awards
- 1989, 1991 – gold medal at the European Championship
- 1989 – bronze medal at the World Championships
- 1991 – world championship gold medal
- 1995 - IBF world champion
- 1999 – WBC world champion
- 2001 – absolute world champion in junior welterweight
Konstantin (Kostya) Borisovich Tszyu. Born on September 19, 1969 in Serov, Sverdlovsk region. Soviet, Russian and Australian boxer, three-time champion of the USSR (1989-1991), two-time European champion (1989, 1991) and world champion (1991) among amateurs, absolute world champion (according to WBC/WBA/IBF) among professionals. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1991).
Father - Boris Timofeevich Tszyu, worked at a metallurgical plant.
Mother - Valentina Vladimirovna Tszyu, was a nurse.
He got the surname Tszyu from his great-grandfather Innocent, who was a purebred Korean who came to Russia from China.
When Kostya was nine years old, his father brought him to the boxing section of the Youth Sports School.
In 1986 he entered the Sverdlovsk Engineering and Pedagogical Institute (SIPI). Having successfully passed the tests and exams, he left his studies in February 1987.
From 1988 to 1990 - private in the support battalion of the Oryol Higher Military Command School of Communications named after. M. I. Kalinina KGB USSR (OVVKUS).
In 2012, he graduated with honors (among the 5 best graduates of the year) from the Ural Federal University, then defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Fundamentals of Physical Education at Tyumen State University.
Konstantin Tszyu started boxing at the age of nine under the leadership of Vladimir Cherny.
In 1986 and 1987 he was the champion of the USSR among juniors. In 1988, he participated in the Olympic Games in Seoul, reaching the quarterfinals in these competitions, where he lost to the future champion Andreas Ziulow from the GDR.
In 1989 and 1991 he became European champion, and in 1990 he won the Goodwill Games in Seattle.
In 1991 he won the world championship in Sydney. In the final of this tournament, he was able to defeat future professional world champion Vernon Forrest. In total, in the amateur ring, Tszyu won 270 victories in 282 fights.
Konstantin Tszyu's performance at the World Championships in Sydney impressed Australian coach Johnny Lewis and promoter Bill Mordy. They invited him to return to Australia and turn professional. He accepted the offer and on March 1 he was already performing in the professional ring. In Melbourne, his opponent was the champion of the Australian state of Queensland, Darrell Hiles, who lasted less than two minutes against him.
In the fourth fight, Tszyu faced former world champion Juan La Porte, who held out against Tszyu until the end of the ten-round fight. In the sixth fight, Tszyu met with future world champion Sammy Fuentes and defeated him by technical knockout in the first round. In August 1993, Tszyu defeated former world champion Livingston Bramble.
On January 28, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada, a fight took place against IBF champion Jake Rodriguez. After four knockdowns in the sixth round, Tszyu became the new IBF world champion.
Five months later, a fight took place against former two-weight world champion Roger Mayweather. The fight, which Tszyu won, lasted 12 rounds with his full advantage.
At the end of 1995, Tszyu fired promoter Bill Mordy and replaced him with Vlad Wharton. Mordi sued and won compensation from Tszyu in the amount of several million dollars.
The next fight was supposed to take place against Colombian Hugo Pineda, who was the IBF mandatory challenger, in Cartagena (Colombia). Tszyu refused to go to Colombia due to the unstable situation (the government's war with the guerrillas). The IBF announced the possibility of stripping him of his title. Tszyu’s managers went to court, they managed to retain the championship title and transfer the fight to Australia.
Hugo Pineda knocked Tszyu down with a sharp right hand in the first round (the knockdown was easy: after the blow, Tszyu only touched the floor with his knee and immediately stood up). But from the second round Pineda began to lose, in the fourth round he suffered the first knockdown, and at the end of the seventh - in the second. In the eleventh round and after the fifth knockdown, when Pineda sat on the floor near the ropes, the referee stopped the fight.
Tszyu then defeated Corey Johnson (fourth round knockout) and South African Jan Bergman (sixth round technical knockout). He gained a reputation as the strongest welterweight boxer.
In the next fight, in the first round, he knocked down Puerto Rican Leonardo Mas three times, but the referee decided that the third knockdown was the result of a blow delivered after the bell. Subsequently, the Athletic Commission recognized a technical draw, but Kostya Tszyu retains the IBF champion title. Tszyu's manager later protested and the result was annulled. The draw was crossed out.
On May 31, 1997, Tszyu made another defense of his title against experienced boxer Vince Philips. It was believed that Tszyu would win. However, from the very beginning the battle took place in a very stubborn and equal struggle. By the eighth round, the initiative had completely passed to Phillips. In the tenth round, the referee declared Phillips' victory by technical knockout.
After losing the title, Tszyu had to start over. He consecutively defeated Ismael Armand Chavez (third round TKO) and former world champion Calvin Grove (first round TKO). He then defeated another former champion, Rafael Ruelas, in a WBC eliminator.
On November 28, 1998, a duel took place with Diosbelis Hurtado, which ended in Tszyu’s victory in the fifth round.
On August 21, 1999, Konstantin Tszyu defeated Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Since Julio Cesar Chavez refused a rematch with Gonzalez, preferring a re-fight with Oscar De La Hoya, the WBC 1st welterweight title was played between Konstantin Tszyu and Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Tszyu dominated the entire fight. In the 5th round, he beat the Mexican badly, but he survived. At the beginning of the 10th round, the corner asked the referee to stop the fight.
In February 2000, Tszyu knocked out Ahmed Santos in the 8th round.
In July 2000, Tszyu entered the ring against former multiple champion in several weights, Julio Cesar Chavez. At the beginning of the 6th round, Chavez hit Tszyu in the groin. The referee deducted a point from the Mexican. Immediately after the fight continued, Tszyu hit Chavez in the head with a double and he ended up on the floor. The Mexican stood at the count of 7. The fight continued. Tszyu immediately attacked Chavez. Chavez began to attack himself. Tszyu was more successful in the exchange - a significant part of his shots hit the target. Tszyu pinned Chavez against the ropes and began to finish. Chavez's corner intervened and the referee stopped the fight. Tszyu’s team, without waiting for the official announcement of the result, left the ring, fearing the audience cheering for Chavez.
In February 2001, a welterweight unification fight took place between WBC belt holders Konstantin Tszyu and WBA Sharmba Mitchell. At the end of the 4th round, Tszyu and Mitchell came together in a clinch, after which Tszyu pushed his opponent, and he fell to the canvas. Referee Joe Cortez removed Tszyu for this point. In the middle of the 7th round, the opponents clashed in another clinch. Mitchell got out of it unsuccessfully, twisting his left leg and limping. Mitchell was able to reach the bell, but during the break between rounds the corner withdrew his fighter, citing a leg injury. Tszyu won by technical knockout.
Tszyu then defended his titles against WBC challenger Oktay Urkal.
In November 2001, a fight for the title of absolute champion in the 1st welterweight took place between Konstantin Tszyu and Zab Judah. The entire elite of modern American boxing, led by Mike Tyson, came out to support Judah in this fight. Tszyu had to experience enormous moral and psychological pressure before the start of the fight, and he coped with it brilliantly. Despite the fact that Judah pretty much crushed Konstantin in the 1st round, at the very end of the 2nd round (8 seconds before the end of the round) Tszyu sent the American to the canvas. Judah stood up and immediately fell again because his legs were spreading (as Vladimir Gendlin commented, “legs like spaghetti”). With his legs he performed incredible pretzels like a fantastic dancer, referee Jay Nady had no choice but to immediately stop the fight. Having come to his senses, Judah, who did not agree with this, protested furiously, throwing a tantrum in the ring.
In 2002, there was a fight with Ghanaian boxer Ben Taki. Taki tried to force a fight at a distance. The fight lasted 12 rounds, ending with Tszyu’s victory, which all the judges agreed with.
On January 19, 2003, Tszyu entered the ring against Jesse James Leahy. Tszyu dominated the fight. During the break between the 6th and 7th rounds, Leahy's corner refused to continue the fight due to a suspected ruptured eardrum in his fighter.
In November 2004, the second fight took place between Konstantin Tszyu and Sharmba Mitchell. In the middle of the 2nd round, Tszyu landed a left cross to the head. Mitchell staggered. Tszyu rushed to finish him off, pressing him to the ropes and throwing a series of blows to the head. Mitchell tried to clinch, but missed several punches and fell. The referee counted the knockdown. Mitchell rose to the count of 6. Tszyu tried to finish off his opponent, but Mitchell held out until the gong. At the beginning of the 3rd round, Tszyu landed a left cross to the jaw, and the challenger fell with his back on the canvas. Mitchell stood up at the last moment. Tszyu began to aim the blow. At the end of the 3rd round, the champion again hit the challenger in the jaw with a left cross. He stepped back, pressing himself against the ropes. Tszyu started bombing him. After missing several episodes, Mitchell took a knee. The referee called a knockdown. Mitchell rose to the count of 7. Tszyu immediately pressed him against the ropes again and threw two deuces to the head. The challenger fell back into the ring. The referee stopped the fight without opening the score.
In June 2005, Tszyu entered the ring against the undefeated Briton Ricky Hatton. The fight took place in England. Hatton, nicknamed “The Hitman,” imposed his style on Kostya. Objectively, Hatton’s moral-volitional qualities and physical condition were higher. The ring officials took Ricky's position and did not reproach him for his countless violations of the rules. Thanks to dirty boxing, he not only outplayed tactically, but first of all psychologically broke Kostya. Also, Kostya’s condition was greatly influenced by the surprisingly silence of the judge, who allowed Hatton to fight in such a dirty style. During the break between the 11th and 12th rounds, Tszyu’s corner removed his boxer from the fight.
After this fight, Tszyu decided to end his professional boxing career.
Konstantin Tszyu developed his own methods of training professional boxers, which he successfully used for several years while living in Australia. Returning to his homeland, Konstantin began to regularly conduct master classes, demonstrating his training methods, and train famous Russian athletes.
In mid-2012, Konstantin was already training three famous Russian boxers: Denis Lebedev, Khabib Allahverdiev and Alexander Povetkin.
In the spring-summer of 2009, the absolute world boxing champion Konstantin Tszyu took a civil initiative to help develop children's sports in Russia by organizing a number of sports schools named after him throughout the country. To popularize this initiative, as well as in honor of the 75th anniversary of the “Young Dynamo” educational and sports movement, the Kostya Tszyu charity foundation, together with the international Phoenix Foundation and other organizations, organized the “Moscow - Novorossiysk” motor rally.
In July 2009, Russia’s first Kostya Tszyu Boxing School was opened at the FitnessMania sports club (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 146).
Since February 2010 - manager of NL International.
On April 9, 2010, Konstantin headed the editorial office of Russia's first electronic magazine about martial arts, Fight Magazine.
June 12, 2011 Kostya Tszyu was included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a person who made a huge contribution to the development of this sport. On the same day, American actor and film director, former Mexican champion Julio Cesar Chavez, coach Ignacio “Nacho” Berishtein and famous referee Joe Cortez received a similar honor.
Konstantin Tszyu in the program "The Fate of Man"
Kostya Tszyu's height: 170 centimeters.
Personal life of Kostya Tszyu:
Was married twice.
The first wife is Natalya Leonidovna Tszyu (born 1972). We met in the early 1990s in Serov. In a cafe, a young athlete noticed a beauty and immediately came up to meet her. The boxer, according to him, courted his chosen one for a long time, and decided to kiss her only six months later.
The marriage produced three children - two sons (Timofey and Nikita) and a daughter, Nastya.
Kostya Tszyu with his wife Natalya and children from his first marriage
Second wife - Tatyana Averina. She has a son from a previous relationship, with whom Kostya found a common language. They got married on December 30, 2014, and the celebration took place in a small circle on February 28, 2015.
At the beginning of 2015, the couple had a son, Alexander, and in November 2016, a daughter, Victoria.
Tim Tszyu
After the Australian Nathan Webber terminated the contract, another native of the Green Continent Chris Hahn agreed to meet with Tim Tszyu in Toowoomba on July 22. Webber, who was supposed to meet Tszyu (the agreement was signed at the end of May), pulled out of the fight last week.
"I can confirm that Nathan Webber refused the fight, and this is a violation of the contract,” the promoter said Brandon Smith. “He didn't have any injuries, so it's unethical and really upset us.
I appeal to ANBF to take disciplinary action against Nathan Webber because he did wrong. We invested money in him, promoted him and gave him a great chance, but despite our best efforts, he refused to fulfill the terms of the agreement and fight with Tim Tszyu July 22."
On 10 June in Brisbane, after Webber scored an impressive win at the Mansfield Tavern, he bravely told the crowd that he was going to stop Thiem on 22 July and explained that he was not afraid to go into a fight like this because he knew he could win and it would be big step in his career.
What has changed since then - only Nathan knows the answer. It's very frustrating, but I have to thank Tszyu's camp for their understanding and acceptance of the situation, and their willingness to work together to find another opponent.
Townsfill Resident Kriss Khan I really wanted this fight, and this is a new challenge for Tim. He was preparing to meet Nathan at middleweight, and now he will meet Khan at a catchweight of 75 kg. This is a very good fight.
Chris had a distinguished amateur career. He has won state and national awards. In his professional career, he has shown a willingness to face any opponent.
Having won his debut fight by knockout, he met with a promising boxer Regan Dessay and earned a draw against Rubena Aiono, who had only one defeat in 6 fights.
Chris will enter the ring after camp Greg Hooper, so he's well prepared.
Chris Hahn and his coach Greg Hooper aware of the fuss around Tim Tszyu, however, this does not scare them, and they are waiting for their chance on July 22.
“We agreed to this fight because Tim hadn’t really fought any experienced boxer,” said Greg Hooper. “In 5 fights he spent 17 rounds. Chris went 13 rounds in 3 fights against opponents of a higher class than Tim's opponents, who were selected to give him experience, not test him. He's not his father, so we go into the ring with the intention of beating him. Chris spent several years out of the ring after the birth of his son, we had three fights that almost took place when the opponents simply pulled out at the last moment.
We respect Tim for agreeing to our fight, but he is learning that Chris is too difficult for him. This is the only way Chris will get noticed. Chris is very resilient and quite strong. He will destroy Tim in the later rounds after he feels the blow from a real boxer,” Hooper added.
“Tim is standing between me and the title shot, so Tim will have to go. Others won't fight me, so when I get in the ring against Tim, I'll give my best and they'll notice me. Tim is just unlucky - he is on my way to my dream, and he will have to leave."
Despite everything, Tim Tszyu continues to train and prepare for July 22. He will spend some time in Russia at a training camp under the supervision of his famous father Kostya Tszyu.
“Yes, we had difficulties with cancellations of fights, but as a team we continue to work and train calmly,” said manager Tszyu, Glen Jennings.
“We are trying to keep Tim busy fighting both nationally and internationally as he moves forward in his career. Tim is glad we have a replacement and he is looking forward to the fight and putting on a great show in Toowoomba for the fans.”
from Alexander Kolesnikov
Photo: boxingscene.comFirst fight at the age of twelve, personalized numbers and training with my grandfather...
Meet Timofey Tszyu, the eldest son of Kostya Tszyu. He is 22 years old, born and lives in Australia. At the age of 12, he had his first fight, and on December 17 last year, at the age of 21, Tszyu first entered the ring without a helmet and made his debut in professional boxing.
Kostya was in the audience when Tim went the distance over six rounds and defeated Zorran Cassady in his first professional fight. All three judges thought that Tszyu was stronger in each round - 60:54.
Zorran Cassady is the same age as Tim and a test drive for more talented boxers. Zorran debuted with a victory in May 2014, defeating the same unknown debutant by a majority of judges' votes, after which he lost in his second fight by technical knockout in the third round. Then there was another defeat and a draw. Cassady received his third defeat from the younger Tszyu. The magic of numbers in the form of 1-3-1 is quite good for the first opponent in a career.
Tszyu Sr. does not live with his son, but tries to be with Tim as often as possible. The former champion spoke and announced his first fight and regularly posted videos from training sessions on social networks and posted like these ones photo. After Tim Kostya's first victory didn't hide emotions.
Tim begins his career in the middle weight category (up to 72.6 kg). It’s too early to talk about any prospects and upcoming championship fights, but right now three out of four belts belong to the undisputed king of this weight and one of the best boxers in the world - Gennady Golovkin. It is unlikely that we will ever see such an intriguing poster - the career stages are too different and the age difference is too big.
Tszyu has only one defeat in the amateurs. Although there is no need to talk about a long amateur career - about 30-odd fights and the title of Australian champion.
Of course, you saw it right away, but we are only stating now that Tim is simply a copy of his father. Some photographs even make you feel uneasy.
Tim calls himself Tzyu 2.0 and is not ashamed of his affiliation with a big boxing surname. The first high-profile appearance of the younger Tszyu in the Russian press is connected with this. A few months before the debut of the young boxer, many media outlets were flexing their wits through headlines like “thieves’ numbers from dad,” when Tim posted a photo with the numbers given by his father. Tszyu only noted that in Russia it is not customary to drive with such a sign, while in Australia and the USA this is considered an ordinary occurrence.
Tim trains at his father's academy of the same name under the strict guidance of his grandfather. Boris Timofeevich Tszyu appears on Tim’s Instagram a little less often than Kostya, and we can only talk about the next boxing dynasty and our answer to Mayweather and Fury.
By the way, according to rumors, the WBC is going to ban fathers from training their children. According to experts and invited trainers, dads stop fights less often. Therefore, practicing with grandfather as a coach can be promising. At the same time, the WBC will allow fathers to be the second or third coach on the team, which is just right for Kostya.
On Saturday, Tim will fight his fourth professional fight in his career. Tszyu will enter the ring on the undercard of the boxing evening, where the main event will be the first defense of world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker. Interestingly, Tszyu Jr. made his professional debut on December 17 last year. On this day, on another continent, but so close to the younger Tim, Alexander Povetkin knocked out Joan Duhaup.