Tim Tszyu will headline the first Sydney Stadium fight since 2006 on a card that also features ex-NRL star Paul Gallen against UFC legend Mark Chasser
Undefeated Tszyu will face New Zealand fighter Bowyn Morgan at Bankwest Stadium on December 16
Dubbed ‘The Sydney Supershow’, the co-main event sees Tszyu return to the ring for the first time since his emphatic TKO victory over Jeff Horn in Townsville in August, which took his record to 16-0 , 12 KB
Gallen’s last fight was a year ago in Melbourne against former AFL player Barry Hall, which ended in a draw and he will fight Morgan over six rounds
This is the first co-main event ever in Australia and the first fight at Sydney Stadium since Anthony Mundine first fought Danny Green in 2006
Ranked in the top eight junior middleweight in all boxing organizations and not 2 in the WBO, Tszyu wants to fight for a world title against champions Jermell Charlo and Patrick Teixeira
But struggling to find an opponent, Tszyu said he was happy to be back in the ring
« In the end he is one of New Zealand’s top 15 fighters
« It’s going to be a big fight I’ll show Australia and the world where I am »
Tszyu, 25, set to dominate Morgan, 31, whose wins came over lower-level opposition in New Zealand for a record 21-1, 11 KOs
Morgan’s only career loss came against Australian fighter Kris George in 2016, but the top-ranked Kiwi believe he’s on the rise
« They can underestimate me anything they like. I haven’t lost in four years and my last three wins have been by knockout »
The Gallen fight will mark a return to the ring for Hunt, 46, who has been inactive since losing a UFC fight in late 2018
Hunt, born in Auckland, is a former world kickboxing champion who made 18 UFC outings for eight wins, eight losses and one draw
The « Super Samoan » has only competed twice in professional boxing – once in 1998 and once in 2000
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SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
