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Boxing coach quits Olympics over sexual misconduct claims
Boxing Australia’s head coach Jamie Pittman was found to have been involved in offensive behaviour involving female athletes.
- by Jonathan Drennan
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‘I came out with my fists up on my chin’: The Aussie called Tyson who was born to fight
Tyson Pedro has been fighting all of his life. And now the UFC star believes he can go all the way to the top after making the switch to boxing.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Tszyu was close to the summit of the boxing world when he tumbled
There are two things most prizefighters chase their whole career: money and legacy, in that order.
- by Jonathan Drennan
He ‘fell into a dark hole’ after a fatal diagnosis. A miracle now beckons
He believes this will be his one chance to claim the national belt. But that’s not all Lachlan O’Shea is fighting for.
- by Nick Wright
‘My word is equal to a signed contract’: Fundora’s manager says Tszyu can have rematch
Sebastian Fundora’s team is pledging to offer Tim Tszyu a rematch after their bloody world championship bout on Sunday.
- by Darren Walton
‘Too tough for his own good’: Why Tszyu’s warrior spirit may have cost him Crawford
Jeff Horn, the only Australian to have fought boxing’s pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford, says Tim Tszyu should have “swallowed his ego” against Sebastian Fundora.
- by Vince Rugari
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Under the bright Las Vegas lights, Tim Tszyu didn’t flinch. But did his corner?
Questions are being asked about the Australian’s world title fight being allowed to continue after he received a nasty gash on his forehead.
- by Andrew Webster
‘Fight should have been stopped’: The bloody chaos that could change Tszyu’s career
Tim Tszyu was looking in control against his opponent Sebastian Fundora before an unintentional elbow from the American completely changed the fight.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Where to now for Tim Tszyu after first loss in Vegas?
The Australian boxer faces an uncertain future suffering a massive head cut and a split decision defeat against the ‘Towering Inferno’, Sebastian Fundora.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Opinion
World Boxing
Pitbull v praying mantis: The danger man Tszyu must beat en route to boxing immortality
On Sunday in Las Vegas, Tim Tszyu will face an opponent eerily similar to the one his father, Kostya, fought at Parramatta Stadium in 1996.
- by Andrew Webster
The Australian record payday Tim Tszyu will secure if he wins this weekend
Victory over Sebastian Fundora will set up a mega-fight against Terence Crawford, with the purse set to dwarf anything won by Ash Barty and Cam Smith.
- by Adrian Proszenko