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6 days ago
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Pacquiao vs. Barrios results: Sebastian Fundora tops Tim Tszyu again to retain WBC world title
Sebastian Fundora sent Tim Tszyu back Down Under with another loss on his record. Fundora (23-1-1, 15 KOs) retained his WBC super welterweight world title with a 7th-round stoppage of Australia's Tszyu (25-3, 18 KOs) in the co-feature to Manny Pacquiao vs. Manny Barrios on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. For Fundora, it was his second win over Tszyu. "The Towering Inferno" stepped in on 10 days' notice to replace Keith Thurman and face Tszyu for the unified super welterweight titles in March 2024. A horror cut suffered by Tszyu at the end of Round 2 in that bout aided Fundora to a split decision upset. In the rematch, though, it was far more one-sided. Fundora dropped Tszyu in Saturday's opening round with a wide left hand. The American southpaw threw a right-left two-piece, and Tszyu attempted to counter the combination with a left hook. The pair ended up trading lefts, but it was Fundora who got the better of it, and Tszyu ended up on the canvas. Fundora continued his success in Round 2, walking Tszyu back and battering him with long-range combinations and power punches. Tszyu spent much of the round on the ropes and narrowly avoided being stopped in that frame. Even though Fundora looked to be on his way to an early stoppage, Tszyu refused to wilt. The Aussie made a comeback in Rounds 4 and 5, having success with simple one-twos and even connecting with a left hook at the end of the fourth stanza. Fundora reasserted control in the sixth round with his jab. In the seventh, the action started to heat up with both men trading power punches. Tszyu was getting beaten up at times, but bravely fought back. At the conclusion of Round 7, Amazon Prime Video cameras zoomed in on a conversation taking place in Tszyu's corner. The referee appeared to be asking Tszyu's team if they wanted to continue, and Tszyu's corner decided that they would not be sending their man out for Round 8. For full coverage of Pacquiao vs. Barrios including live results, play-by-play and highlights of the entire Manny Pacquiao vs. Mario Barrios pay-per-view card, check out Uncrowned's Pacquiao vs. Barrios hub.
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6 days ago
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Boxing world in disbelief after Tim Tszyu quits in staggering scenes against Sebastian Fundora
Boxing fans and pundits have been blown away after Tim Tszyu waved the white flag following the seventh round in his world title fight against Sebastian Fundora. The Aussie boxer took on Fundora on Saturday in Las Vegas (Sunday Australian time) in a rematch for the WBC super welterweight title. Tszyu held the title before relinquishing it to the American boxer in a split decision last year. On Saturday, Tszyu was knocked down in the opening round, and although he fought back gallantly he made the staggering decision to quit while sitting on his stool following the seventh round. The Aussie seemed to have worked his way back into the fight, which many pundits thought was on level pegging whe Tszyu called it quits. Aussie champion Billy Dib wrote on social media: "Smart decision by team Tszyu. Tim has a big heart but he was totally outgunned." It's the third-straight loss for Tszyu on American soil after being beaten by Fundora (twice) and undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev. Boxing fans couldn't help but wonder what might have been had Tszyu not suffered a nasty gash to the head in his first fight with Fundora that severely hampered him. Boxing world reacts to Tim Tszyu's loss Training great Johnny Lewis had earlier predicted Tszyu to win, but foreshadowed an advantage that Fundora gained in the first fight. "I honestly believe Tim can stop him," Lewis said before the return bout at the MGM Grand. "Technical knockout or knockout, yeah, but I really think he can stop him before the 10th. "Tim Tszyu over the last few rounds of that last fight was blindfolded, such was his vision, and it was more than a bit of bad luck. It was dreadful luck. They should have stopped it. The judges, the officials, the corner ... it was the corner's call. It's also an advantage to Fundora that he's seen the best of what Tszyu was delivering. So that's also an advantage to Fundora." Tszyu was looking to join legendary father Kostya as a multiple world champion. Julio Cesar Chevas Sr and Jr are still the only biological father-son pairing to have both claimed multiple world titles. "One of my desires is to just overtake my dad," Tszyu told AAP after a training session in Vegas on Tuesday. "Not in a disrespectful way but in a way that, if I'm able to do that, we can create the greatest Tszyu legacy, the greatest fighting family that's ever lived - and that's my goal. Two-time world champion's got a good ring to it, doesn't it? Timmy two-time sounds alright to me and that's what I intend to do." with AAP
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17-07-2025
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Tim Tszyu's team in huge admission about Sebastian Fundora defeat ahead of rematch
Tim Tszyu has thrown full support behind his entourage for the highly anticipated rematch against Sebastian Fundora, despite the Aussie boxer's team conceding they should not have allowed him to lose the first fight. Tszyu and Fundora will lock horns again in Las Vegas for the WBC super welterweight title this weekend, with the Aussie out to avenge his ugly defeat in last year's first fight. Tszyu suffered a brutal cut to the top of his head after accidentally walking into the elbow of his towering opponent late in the second round. The Aussie's team were unable to stem the flow of blood from the cut and he was barely able to see properly, but Tszyu fought on bravely only to suffer the first loss of his professional career via split-decision. The Aussie's corner came under fire after the brutal defeat and Tszyu's manager Glenn Jennings told AAP that the team accepts they could have pushed harder for the referee stop the fight before the fifth round and had it declared a no-contest. "In context now looking back, it's easy to pull it apart. On the night under the duress and everything going on, it's not so easy," Jennings said. "But what we do know now is Tim didn't want the fight to stop. Coach Igor didn't want the fight to stop because his fighter didn't want the fight to stop. It didn't mean he didn't care. But you've also got a doctor who's saying 'no, he's fine', and you've got a referee who's saying nothing. "And keep in mind that at no stage did the referee tell us that it was an accidental elbow. So if you pull early, you lose. If you pull late, you're in trouble... If we've got it right, we'd be geniuses. If we get it wrong, we're arseholes." Tim Tszyu puts faith in team for Sebastian Fundora rematch Sixteen months on from the brutal defeat, Team Tszyu insist there will be "no excuses" this time after the Aussie pinned his faith once again in trainer Igor Goloubev, strength and conditioning coach Dave Barker and cut man Mark Gambin. And the Tszyu camp is backing the corner to do the job following a brutal review of last year's debacle. "After the whole team got together and had a real frank and honest open session, we agreed that this was the best course forward," Tszyu's manager said. "The one thing you can't buy in corners is loyalty and respect, and these boys have been with us forever so there was never any intention to make any changes." Tszyu says everyone has 'owned up' to their roles and moved on from the Fundora defeat and he's happy to remain loyal to his team. "I'm true to who I stand by with. That's how I am," he said. "I don't really care about the cut man because I'm not intending to use him." Team doctor Bill Anseline is also flying from Sydney to join Tszyu's entourage in Las Vegas. And the Aussie's manager says even his expertise would not have been enough to prevent the 'one-in-a-million misfortune' that transpired against Fundora last year. "A ruptured carotid artery is just unheard of, but you might as well turn on a gas sprinkler system in your head and try and put it out with vaseline and adrenaline," Jennings said. "Doctor Bill said he does that when he removes cancers in the head. He said it takes him 20 minutes to sort that shit out. "It was just unfortunate. It was a one-in-a-million misfortune. It tested all of us. It tested Tim. He fought 10 rounds without clear vision and still only got beaten by a one-point split decision. So it tells you a lot about the kid. The kid is a genuine matador. All interviews were made possible by support from No Limit Boxing. The first fight between @SebastianFundo1 and @Tim_Tszyu was an all-out war between two warriors 😮💨Will their rematch on Saturday night better the first fight?#FundoraTszyu2 | #PacquiaoBarrios | #BoxingLife | #BoxingHype — IFL TV (@IFLTV) July 16, 2025 with AAP
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15-07-2025
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‘Cashing cheques': Footy boxing ‘sideshow' trashed as Tim Tszyu primed for ‘redemption'
There's two fights in Australian boxing this week but the gulf in stakes and boxing class between the two couldn't be more stark. Tim Tszyu (25-2) takes on Sebastian Fundora (22-1) at the MGM Grand for the WBC superwelterweight title on Sunday, more than a year after Fundora handed the Aussie his first ever loss in a Las Vegas nightmare. Order the full Tszyu vs Fundora II fight card on Main Event, available on Kayo Sports. A nasty gash from an errant Fundora elbow opened up on Tszyu's forehead and blood poured out of the wound as Tszyu bravely fought on, going the distance. He lost on the scorecards and his year from hell continued when he got knocked out by Bakhram Murtazaliev last October, appearing spooked by the previous fight. But Tszyu got back in the winner's circle with a commanding stoppage win over Joey Spencer in April and now he has his sights set on getting revenge on Fundora after the 'Towering Inferno' threatened to derail his career. On the other side of the world, Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams fight in Sydney on Wednesday night, finally getting in the ring together as the pair of forty-something retired footy players put a decade of bad blood on the line. AFL great and boxing aficionado Jonathan Brown will be part of Main Event's coverage for Tszyu's fight in Las Vegas, and he told that fight is the one worth watching this week. 'Well Tim's fighting for a world title, so he's the best in the world,' Brown said. 'Good on Paul and Sonny for still having a crack and they're in magnificent condition. They had magnificent rugby league careers, and good luck to them. 'But if you're a true fight fan, even if you're not a fight fan, the Tszyu name is legendary in our country and Tim will further that. 'This is the top of the world. The best boxer in the world at this weight division.' Fox Sports voiceover guru Matt Nable sums up the dynamic about the two fights, which have the same $70 pay-per-view cost, in Main Event's hype package you can watch in the video above. 'If you want Australia's most important fight of the year, you've come to the right place,' Nable says. 'You get the sideshow. This ain't two old footy players cashing cheques long after careers ended. This is the world's biggest boxers in the most famous fighting city, with real world titles on the line. 'Australia's Tim Tszyu and Manny Pacquiao headline one monstrous event. And you won't get that anywhere else. 'Not one, but two massive world title fights. Yeah, you won't get that anywhere else.' Gallen has amassed an eye-watering fortune of more than $25 million from his boxing career, earning more from his 18 fights than he did from his NRL career. Williams and Gallen are set to pocket around $1 million each from this fight. Tszyu primed for 'redemption' The stage is set in Vegas this weekend for Tszyu to avenge his loss to Fundora and keep his dream of becoming undisputed boxing world champion alive. 'It's a huge opportunity,' Brown said. 'The journey Tim's been through, he lost those couple of fights — there were a lot of questions about whether he was good enough or able to get back there. 'The story of redemption is something that draws people in and that's why people should watch Tim fight. 'You need that defining moment as an athlete. Tim would have felt like he's been in the depths of hell over an 18-month period. 'He went over to Orlando with high expectations and got cleaned up by Murtazaliev, which would have been shattering. He had to take stock, rebuild himself and he's come out the other side and walked towards the fire. 'It's great the opportunity (of a rematch) has come quicker than expected — to be able to get revenge and get that belt back. 'He was clearly the better fighter early in that fight against Fundora before the cut. Hopefully he can make amends, get that back and show what he's truly made of. 'To do it in Las Vegas is huge. He's got the family legacy. Hopefully he can put the Tszyu name in bright lights in his own right and Kostya's not just at the top, Tim goes to the top as well and mentioned in the same conversation. It's the biggest fight for an Australian in quite a while.' It's a stacked card — Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is fighting Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title at 46 years of years of age in his first bout since he lost a title fight to Yordenis Ugas in 2021. 'I saw him fight Ben Horn, which was amazing. One of the greatest sporting events I've ever been to at Suncorp Stadium,' Brown said. 'To see him in Las Vegas and be there for Tim is going to be pretty cool.' Also on the card is Mexican boxing star Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz, who takes on Angel Fierro at super lightweight. 'With Pitbull and Pacquiao fighting, it's a massive card,' Brown said. Brown was a fierce competitor on the field for the Brisbane Lions but he has no desire to fight, apart from the odd sparring session. 'I've put the shield down, it's been a long time,' Brown said. 'The last time I sparred was against my young fella, he's 12. He put one on me and he was ringing for about two nights. If I can't cover a 12-year-old, it'd be more I'm struggling. 'No plans to jump in the ring, certainly not anymore.' PPV here. Isaac Cruz vs Angel Fierro — super lightweight
