Evgeniy Tishchenko: “Fundora’s journey is worthy of respect, but I also want to support Tim Tszyu”

American Sebastian Fundora put in an impressive performance against Australia Timofey Tszyu the 2016 Olympic champion and holder of the WBA bridgeweight belt told . Yevgeny Tishchenko .

On Saturday in Las Vegas, Tszyu lost to Fundora by split decision, suffering the first defeat of his career. At the start of the fight, Tszyu received a serious cut. At stake in the fight was Tim’s WBO belt and the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Tszyu boxed in the United States for the second time in his career; before that, all fights took place in Australia.

— A very difficult and spectacular fight. Tszyu was hampered by a cut that opened literally in the first rounds. And I said from the beginning that Fundora was a tough opponent, and I’m really happy for him. He lost such a hard knockout to Mendoza, winning the fight, and didn’t break. A year passed, he was able to recover, rehabilitate and become a champion. It is worthy of respect. I’m happy for him and of course I want to support Tszyu. It’s a difficult fight, there was a late substitution. Perhaps Timofey did not have time to reorganize himself, after all, he was preparing to face another opponent. Fundora is a very tall young boxer,” Tishchenko told .

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Source : MatchTV

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