Tim Tszyu will battle on September twenty second in opposition to doubtless Erickson Lubin in an IBF Junior middleweight title eliminator.
Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) is getting a possibility to place himself in line for a title shot after dropping his WBO 154-lb belt to Sebastian Fundora on March thirtieth.
Lubin (26-2, 18 KOs) could possibly be plenty of bother for Tszyu if he fades within the second half like he did in opposition to ‘The Towering Inferno’ Fundora in his twelve-round cut up determination defeat.
Tszyu is about to return on September twenty second in Australia, with this bout trying doubtless for that date. Tszyu, 29, will get a move for that loss as a result of his imaginative and prescient was fogged by blood pouring from a nasty scalp lower that he sustained early on.
In hindsight, the battle ought to have been stopped as a result of blood that was pouring out of Tszyu’s lower, making it not possible for him to see the punches coming from the tall 6’5 1/2″ Fundora. Tszyu took plenty of useless punishment that he shouldn’t have if his nook had stopped the battle.
Lubin is the perfect opponent for Tszyu in a conflict that may entice a lot curiosity from the boxing public. The one defeats on Lubin’s 11-year resume have been to Fundora and Jermell Charlo. Each of these losses have been stoppages.
The opposite chance for Tszyu to face for the IBF 154-lb title eliminator is Jesus Ramos (21-1, 17 KOs), a fighter Lubin defeated by a twelve-round unanimous determination final yr on September thirtieth. Ramos is just 23-years-old and arguably lacks the expertise to battle on the highest ranges proper now.
Tszyu can’t afford to lose one other battle at this level in his profession if he needs to be within the working for a profitable battle in opposition to Fundora, Errol Spence Jr., or Terence Crawford. These are all potentialities for Tszyu if he can get the IBF title and use it as bait to get these fights.
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