Boxing: IBF middleweight king Janibek Alimkhanuly has been branded a 'disgrace' and threatened by New Zealand's Andrei Mikhailovich.
"I'm going to f***ing kill you" | 00:47 Nikita Tszyu is set to undergo immediate surgery on a busted left hand after secretly battling through more than a year -- plus four straight wins, including an Australian title -- with an issue so serious he is now unable to even do padwork.
TSZYU V MURTAZALIEV | Tim Tszyu faces off against undefeated IBF super welterweight champ Bakhram Murtazaliev | SUN 20 OCT 11AM AEST |While the younger Tszyu sibling was hoping to headline another Pay-Per-View in December, with Michael ‘Pretty Boy’ Zerafa the frontrunner, he now says the recovery will “most definitely” sideline him until 2025.
The undefeated super welterweight has since carried the injury through wins against not only Dylan Biggs, from whom he took the national title, but also Italian Danilo Creati, and most recently, in August, an incredibly gutsy Koen Mazoudier at Sydney’s ICC Theatre. “I’ve kept it quiet, haven’t spoken about it, but it’s just not a healthy way to progress in the sport.Asked to expand on how seriously the injury has impacted him, Tszyu said he “wasn’t even really able to do pad work”.“I’ve also developed a fear of throwing body shots.“So there’s been a lot of hesitation with my left hand.'This is history' - Tszyu v Murtazaliev | 01:56
The fight will be Tim Tszyu’s first since losing his WBO strap in March against towering US southpaw Sebastian Fundora. Team Janibek has surprised the boxing world however, by only flying into Australia for the bout on Wednesday, and after jetting for 24 hours from his homeland of Kazakhstan, via Dubai.At a press conference held only hours after arriving Down Under, Janibek was branded a “disgrace” by the Kiwi’s team and also threatened by the breakout Auckland star, who shouted: “I’m going to f***ing kill you”.
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