MOSCOW, May 31. Australian boxer Tim Tszyu said that will be ready for a junior middleweight bout against Mexican Carlos Ocampo despite a dog bite injury to his forearm.
Tszyu on Saturday had to go to the doctor with a superficial wound due to a dog bite. Tszyu's manager Glen Jennings said that the boxer will be ready for the fight against Ocampo, which is scheduled for June 18, but the situation will affect the preparation itself.
«»I'm fine. It's okay. We're getting ready, thanks for the messages of support, I'm pleased. We continue, the show will take place on June 18, no changes. The road to unification of the titles continues. I never talked about postponing the fight, nothing will happen, never has been and never will be. I am ready,» Tszyu said in a video message posted on Instagram stories (Meta's activities (Facebook and Instagram social networks) are banned in Russia as extremist).
28-year-old Tszyu has 22 wins (16 by knockout) and not a single defeat. In March, the Australian defeated American Tony Harrison and became the owner of the interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) world title.
Ocampo is 27 years old. He won 34 victories (22 — by knockout) and suffered two defeats. In October 2022, the Mexican lost by decision to the American Sebastian Fundora in the fight for the title of interim world champion according to the World Boxing Council (WBC).