A household sickness threatens to disclaim Kostya Tszyu the prospect to observe his son Tim attempt to create a slice of boxing historical past.
The good Kostya had deliberate to stroll Tszyu into the ring for his unified world title bout with Jermell Charlo in Las Vegas in January earlier than the blockbuster was canceled after the American broke his left hand in coaching.
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Tszyu will as an alternative battle Tony Harrison in Sydney on March 12 for the interim WBO super-welterweight belt.
However Tszyu stated that Kostya, a former unified light-middleweight world champion, is caught in Russia caring for his ailing half sister.
“My little sister’s a bit of bit sick proper now so I believe he is taking care of her for the time being,” Tszyu stated on Wednesday.
“So we’ll see the way it all pans out. Undecided, man.”
The 28-year-old is bidding to comply with in Kostya’s footsteps and be part of an elite group of father-son boxing world champions, together with Julio Cesar Chavez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Leon and Corey Spinks.
Even when Kostya is not at Sydney’s Qudos Financial institution Area on Sunday week, Tszyu stated he’d obtained the identical outdated recommendation as normal in tips on how to beat Harrison.
“Simply to be sensible. Attempt to not get hit an excessive amount of,” Tszyu stated.
“Boxing’s fairly easy, man. Hit your opponent greater than he hits you.”
Harrison (29-3-1, 21KO) has been mouthing off about Tszyu (21-0, 15KO) being out of his league, however the Sydney slayer is assured he could have the final chortle.
“That is a very good feeling when he thinks he is in with a primary boxer,” Tszyu stated.
“That is what Australia’s bought – we have this discuss in America that we’re solely primary, that we lack expertise and are all toughness.
“That is improper, man. We have nice capacity right here, we have nice expertise right here and we’re right here to shock the world.”
The cancellation of his showdown with Charlo has left Tszyu with no battle since final March.
However he would not suppose ring rust might be an issue.
“Proper now I am simply itching. I’ve bought this hearth burning in my stomach. Identical to a hungry, hungry lion able to eat,” Tszyu stated.
“I’ve bought an empty abdomen and I am able to eat and fill it up (with Tony Harrison).”
The winner will face Charlo later within the 12 months with the chance to unify the super-welterweight division.
Tszyu has no doubts he’ll get his shot at Charlo, whose solely ever defeat got here towards Harrison in December, 2018.
The house-town favourite expects Harrison’s famend proper jab to pose the most important problem however expects to be too sturdy bodily for the American.
“He is tall. Have a look at me. The broadness of myself in comparison with what he’s – he goes up, I am going out,” Tszyu stated.
“We’re fully totally different physique shapes and, as they are saying, you twitch it in half while you’ve bought a physique like that in entrance of you.
“There’s loads of bones to interrupt as effectively.”
