Nikita Tszyu

Nikita Tszyu is an Australian professional boxer. He is the son of former world champion boxer Kostya Tszyu.[1]

Nikita Tszyu
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-middleweight
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Reach178 cm (70 in)
NationalityAustralian
BornSydney, Australia
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights1
Wins1
Wins by KO1
Losses0

Early life

Tszyu was born in Sydney, New South Wales, to Russian parents of Russian, Korean and Mongolian descent.[2] His father, Kostya, is a former undisputed light-welterweight champion and his brother, Tim, is also a professional boxer.[3] After winning the junior national championship on occasions,[4] Tszyu quit boxing at the age of 16 to focus on his schooling. Following high school graduation, he enrolled in a Bachelor of Architectural Design at the University of Technology Sydney and worked in the industry for multiple years before returning to boxing at the age of 23.[5]

Professional boxing career

Tszyu made his professional boxing debut against Aaron Stahl in March 2022 at Nissan Arena in Brisbane and was victorious via technical knockout (TKO) in the second round.[6] His professional debut took place almost exactly 30 years after his father's first professional fight.[7]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1–0 Aaron Stahl TKO 2 (6) 3 Mar 2022 Nissan Arena, Brisbane, Australia

References
  1. "Tszyu 3.0 cleared for debut as Aussie star's classy act saves undercard". Fox Sports. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. Kostya: an Aussie fight icon Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. "Tim Tszyu predicting fireworks in brother Nikita's professional debut". The Sporting News. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. "Like father, like sons: Tim and Nikita Tszyu, sons of Kostya Tszyu, chase boxing dream". theleader.com.au.
  5. "The architecture 'obsession' that took Nikita Tszyu away from boxing and the family that brought him back". Code Sports. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. "Nikita Tszyu apologises to rival before devastating TKO on pro boxing debut". news.com.au. 4 March 2022.
  7. "Anniversary adds to moment for next Tszyu". 7news.com.au. 1 March 2022.
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