- Tszyu’s mother, Natasha, was in Florida to see the defeat.
- Tim suffered a brutal loss to Bakhram Murtazaliev
Tim Tszyu’s mother Natasha has revealed she wants him to train in Russia to avoid a repeat of the brutal beating he received in Florida over the weekend.
The Australian boxing star was left badly shaken by his beating by ruthless Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev in Sunday’s IBF super welterweight clash.
Tszyu’s brother Nikita finally threw in the towel midway through the third round after the golden boy of Australian boxing was sent to the canvas four times at the Caribe Royal resort in Orlando, before Tim’s uncle did the same. same a second later.
Tszyu said he felt in tremendous shape before the fight, but his mother would like him to modify his preparation the next time he steps into the ring.
Natasha told the Australian Associated Press she wants her son to spend time in Russia for a grueling Soviet-style training camp after witnessing his dismantling by the powerful Murtazaliev.
Tszyu’s mother and famous father Kostya were present at the fight in Florida on Sunday, and Natasha was seen comforting her son backstage after the shocking upset.
The boxer spent more than four hours in the hospital, but was cleared and will return home with his entire team on Monday.
Earlier this year, Natasha predicted that Tim and his fiancée would give her a grandson who would follow in their footsteps and become a boxer.
Tim Tszyu was left severely shaken by the beating he received at the hands of Bakhram Murtazaliev.
Tszyu’s mother Natasha says she would like Tim to spend time training in Russia
“I’m telling you, I won’t be surprised if one day you talk to me and I’m going to be a grandmother and my grandchildren are going to fight,” she told Fox Sports.
“Honestly, I’m sorry.”
Natasha went on to reveal that her son made an eerily accurate prediction about his future in wrestling over a decade ago.
He said he tried to make sure Tim and his brother Nikita didn’t take up boxing by putting them in private school and changing their lives so they “lived in a normal Australian way”.
“Then one day 12 years ago, Tim said to me, ‘Mom, I want to box. I see myself fighting in Las Vegas. And one day, when my dad comes to Australia, I’m going to pick him up in a beautiful car and drive around Sydney,'” he recalled.
‘I’m here today and I remember that conversation. And the dream comes true.”
Tszyu is engaged to her partner Alexandra Constantine, who was also in Florida for the fight.
Tszyu’s corner threw in the towel twice when he was leveled by a series of powerful punches in the third round.
Tszyu’s next steps are unclear after two straight losses, following a 24-0 unbeaten streak
He has said the Sydney-born finance graduate has been a rock for him during his rise to the top of the sport.
‘She also lives this. “She’s young, she could be going to bars, hanging out with her friends, but instead she’s stuck in a sauna with me on Saturday nights and then we go to bed early,” Tszyu said earlier this year.
‘When I diet, she diets. She cooks a lot of meals and actually keeps me firm on my diet.
“So it’s not just my victory when I win a fight, she also deserves to be the center of attention.”
The couple met at a boxing class in the southern Sydney suburb of Rockdale in 2016, and it was love at first sight for Tszyu.
The wrestler, who normally refuses to hold the pads for anyone else, was taken with her smile.
Once class was over, the pair started chatting and the two have been inseparable ever since.
Constantine, who speaks fluent English, French and Macedonian, has been ringside at almost all of Tszyu’s professional fights.
