In his newest fight, unbeaten junior middleweight Tim Tszyu battled in the shadow of his Hall of Fame dad and the department’s indisputable champ. Tszyu counted on his grace and purposeful pressure to gradually break down his challenger, previous WBC champ Tony Harrison. In the 9th round, Tszyu sealed his greatest win yet with a ruthless interruption, catching the WBO interim title and making a chance at Jermell Charlo’s 4 world titles. After the fight, Tszyu resolved his house crowd with an impassioned speech, inquiring to state his name. Tszyu was initially set to deal with Charlo in January, however an injury postponed their match. Despite the hold-up, Tszyu stayed concentrated and effective in his efficiency against Harrison. While Charlo enjoyed the fight as an unique visitor on the Showtime Boxing International telecast, Tszyu controlled Harrison, staggering him with a counter right-hand man in the 3rd round and eventually winning by TKO. Tszyu outlanded Harrison and linked on an excellent 45% of his power shots, protecting his chance at Charlo’s world titles.
