What was once a dream is now at a distance for Tim Tszyu.
The Australian will face undisputed champion Jermell Charlo after the OMB, the sanctioning body in which Tszyu is the No. 1 mandatory challenger in superwelterweight, overnight ordered the American to defend his title. They have until June 20 to fix the fight, otherwise it will go to tender.
Charlo became only the seventh undisputed world champion in all weight divisions since the four-belt era began in 2004, when he got a stop in the tenth round of Argentine Brian Castano in California last month. past.
As a result, Charlo took home the Castano OMB belt on the WBC, WBA and IBF belts that were already under his wings.
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Tim Tszyu will face Jermell Charlo at the end of the year for a world title. Photo: Getty Images Source: Getty Images
Tszyu, 27, now has a chance to follow the lead of compatriot George Kambosos, who will put his belt on Sunday against Devin Haney, to become world champion and follow in the footsteps of his legendary father, Kostya .
Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online.
“It’s clear that he (Charlo) is the undisputed champion, all the cards are in his favor.” Boxing without limits said CEO George Rose Fox Sports News.
“Right now we’re pushing for an Australian or US location. We’d love to be in Australia, obviously they want the location in the US and if it’s in the US we’d be pushing for LA or Las Vegas. I think the time would probably be October-November.”
Jermell Charlo overthrows Brian Castano during his super middleweight title fight at Dignity Health Sports Park on May 14, 2022 in Carson, California. Photo: Getty Images Source: Getty Images
Tszyu was next to the ring at Carson earlier this month to see Charlo avenge his controversial draw against Brian Castano last year.
The Australian was left speechless when his arrogant American rival mocked him saying he was not worthy of a chance from his four belts.
Charlo called the Australian ambitious “Tim Kostya Tszyu” – a not-so-subtle dig into his rival.
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Tim Tszyu during his victory over Terrell Gausha at the main superwelterweight event at the Armory on March 26, 2022 in Minneapolis, USA. Photo: Getty Images Source: Getty Images
Earlier, Tszyu issued a warning to his rivals saying, “Call me by my mother’s name —–” after defeating Terrell Gausha in Minneapolis in late March.
Documents on the OMB website confirmed that the respective promoters — Tszyu’s No Limit Boxing and TGB Promotions — had received instructions to resolve the fight.
“The Committee of the World Championships of the OMB orders the parties to start negotiations for the said Compulsory Championship of Compulsory Championship of Average Weight Jr. of the OMB”, wrote Luis Batista-Salas, president of the OMB Championship Committee.
“Please note that the parties have twenty (20) days from receipt of this letter to reach an agreement.
“If no agreement is reached within the time limit set herein, a purse tender will be ordered in accordance with the WBO Rules of the World Championship Competitions.
“The minimum acceptable bid for the WBO Jr. Middleweight Division is $ 200,000.00 ($ 200,000). Any of the parties involved may request a bidding procedure at any time during the negotiation process. Please do not hesitate to contact OMB if you have any questions or concerns. “
Jermell Charlo (L) hits the ring with Brian Castano (R) during his super middleweight title fight at Dignity Health Sports Park on May 14, 2022 in Carson. Getty Images Font: Getty Images
Tszyu is also ranked No. 2 in the WBC and No. 3 in the FIB, and is undefeated with a 21-0 record (15 KOs) while Charlo is 35-1-1- (19 KOs).