Former absolute world boxing champion Constantin Tszyu told that his son’s fight Tim Tszyu with Virgil Ortiz was postponed at the initiative of the American.
Earlier, journalist Michael Benson reported on social networks that the fight between Tszyu and Ortiz was canceled due to an injury to the Australian boxer. According to the source, the injury received by Tszyu during a fight with American Sebastian Fundora did not allow him to start sparring.
— Tim has no damage. The fight was not postponed on his initiative, it came from the other side. “I don’t know the new date,” Tszyu told .
The junior middleweight fight was scheduled to take place on August 3 as part of a tournament in Los Angeles.
Tim Tszyu lost to Fundora by split decision in late March in Las Vegas and suffered the first defeat of his career. At the start of the fight, the 29-year-old Australian received a cut. Tszyu failed to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) world title and win the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) junior middleweight belt.
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I am Ashley Ortiz and I am a professional journalist working for Athletistic. My specialty is in sports journalism, particularly boxing. I have written articles for some of the most renowned publications on the subject, and my work has been featured across both print and digital media platforms.
