'Diva' Tszyu ridiculed for 'corny' arrival

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Tony Harrison rocked up without a shirt. Tim Tszyu arrived successful a chauffeured car and a tailored suit.

And that's wherever the bizarre acceptable of events kicked off for their authoritative property league up of Sunday's satellite rubric fight successful Sydney.

Detroit autochthonal Harrison, the lone antheral ever to bushed 'undisputed' champ Jermell Charlo, walked onto the signifier bare-chested astatine Sydney's Botanical Gardens to reply questions, and was made to hold for astir a fewer minutes by Tszyu, who yet arrived successful the backmost spot of a agleam reddish Ram ute, a combat sponsor.

Tszyu's manager Glen Jennings opened the doorway for the undefeated Aussie, who past marched to the signifier and took a spot adjacent to his member Nikita, who's warring connected the undercard.

Harrison poked amusive astatine the Australian's arrival, saying: "He got retired of that car similar a diva ... You had idiosyncratic unfastened the doorway for you. You're conscionable antithetic man."

Tszyu, successful a navy suit and decorator sunglasses, brushed speech the comments connected signifier but speaking to Main Event pursuing the property conference, helium called the jab a "low blow."

When Harrison was asked wherefore helium came without a shirt, helium said it was to wage tribute to his hometown, wherever helium utilized to instrumentality his garment disconnected earlier taking portion successful contention astatine the section park.

"I meant f---ing business. And if it wasn't for concern past it would beryllium for the b---es," Harrison said.

"Business oregon b---es. This one? I deliberation Tim knows wherefore I've got my garment off."

Tszyu's effect to Harrison arriving shirtless: "He looks hungry. He looks dry."

Harrison continued to poke amusive astatine Tszyu and said: "I don't deliberation helium understands however corny helium is... I similar him."

Tszyu said: "I don't similar him close now."

Harrison interjected with a smile, saying: "You similar me."

Harrison again pointed to Tszyu's past sanction paving the mode for his satellite rubric changeable and reiterated that he's warring against idiosyncratic successful a antithetic league.

Tszyu, who has sparred 350 rounds successful the pb up tried to support things arsenic adjacent to concern arsenic imaginable with the Aussie keeping things to the publication astir of the time.

"There's a canine successful maine close now," helium said.

HOW TO WATCH

You tin ticker the combat connected Kayo via Main Event. The preliminary fights volition beryllium aired unrecorded connected Fox Sports and Kayo from 10am AEDT.

WHAT TIME DOES IT START AND WHEN WILL THE MAIN EVENT HAPPEN?

The five-fight main paper (below) begins astatine midday AEDT. Tszyu and Harrison are expected to instrumentality to the ringing astir 3pm AEDT.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Tim Tszyu

Hometown/nationality: Sydney, Australia

Age: 28

Wins: 20

Losses: 0

Draws: 0

KOs: 15

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 175cm

Reach: 179cm

Tony Harrison

Hometown/nationality: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Age: 32

Wins: 28

Losses: 3

Draws: 0

KOs: 21

Stance: Orthodox

Height: 185cm

Reach: 194cm

ODDS (via Sportsbet)

Tim Tszyu $1.44, Tony Harrison $3.05

FULL CARD

Main paper (from midday AEDT)

Tim Tszyu vs. Tony Harrison — 12 rounds, ace welterweight – interim WBO ace welterweight title

Paulo Aokuso vs. Yunieski Gonzalez — 10 rounds, airy heavyweight – vacant IBO Intercontinental airy heavyweight title

Sam Goodman vs. TJ Doheny — 10 rounds, ace bantamweight – WBO 'Oriental' ace bantamweight title

Issac Hardman vs. Rohan Murdock — 10 rounds, ace middleweight – vacant IBF Australasian ace middleweight title

Nikita Tszyu vs. Bo Belbin — 6 rounds, ace welterweight

PRELIMS (from 10am)

Koen Mazoudier vs. Ben Mahoney — 10 rounds, ace welterweight – WBA Oceania ace welterweight title

Shanell Dargan vs. Courtney Martin — 4 rounds, featherweight

Imam Khataev vs. Gi Sung Gwak — 8 rounds, airy heavyweight

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