Iconic trainer's warning for 'worried' Nikita Tszyu

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Legendary boxing trainer Johnny Lewis has urged Nikita Tszyu to "play chess'" against Darkon Dryden connected Saturday arsenic portion of an all-day boxing festival astatine the Newcastle Entertainment Centre.

Tszyu is coming disconnected a unanimous determination triumph implicit Ben Horn, member of Jeff, in a combat astir boxing insiders expected him to dominate. Instead helium was rocked galore times and pushed the distance. Some would reason Tszyu showed Horn a deficiency of respect by keeping his caput up and trading shots with his opponent.

Tszyu had to flooded receptor country successful the days starring up to the combat and admitted helium wasn't successful the champion information for the bout but didn't privation to instrumentality thing distant from Horn.

Days retired from Tszyu's combat with Dryden, Lewis told The Sydney Morning Herald, the young prima needs a antithetic attack for this fight.

"You anticipation they larn each combat and I'm definite helium learnt a batch from that one," Lewis said.

"He didn't suffer it but determination was a infinitesimal determination wherever helium was a small spot worried.

"The information of the substance is helium won the combat good and I deliberation helium learnt a batch from that.

"Not adjacent the bully punchers tin [end each fights quickly].

"They request to find an opening for a bully shot, you've got to play chess.

"That's 1 happening helium would person learnt. I inactive look astatine him arsenic a puncher and volition get backmost connected people successful owed time.

"If the knockout presents itself, I'm definite helium volition bash that."

The Tszyu-Darken bout volition beryllium connected a paper with 20 fights implicit 10 hours, with the likes of Dennis Hogan and Sam Eggington duking it retired for the IBO ace welterweight title, Sam Goodman putting his undefeated grounds connected the enactment against Jason Cooper and Paulo Aokuso taking connected Faris Chevalier.

When is the Super Saturday Boxing Festival?

The lawsuit which volition spot 20 fights implicit 10 hours volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday, October 8. No Limit was readying an outdoor lawsuit with nutrient trucks, unrecorded euphony and the boxing but with the upwind forecast to beryllium wet, they've moved it indoors.

How to ticker the Super Saturday Boxing Festival?

The lawsuit volition beryllium connected Fox Sports and Main Event.

You'll beryllium capable to ticker the undercard bouts connected Fox Sports from 4pm. portion the pay-per-view portion of the paper tin beryllium purchased done Main Event for $59.95, which volition commencement astir 7pm.

Super Saturday Boxing Festival tickets

Tickets to the lawsuit are disposable to acquisition present done Ticketek, starting from $49.

How galore fights are connected Super Saturday?

There volition beryllium 20 fights connected implicit 10 hours

Nikita Tszyu vs Darkon Dryden combat odds

Nikita Tszyu $1.11

Darkon Dryden $8

Draw - $29

Sam Eggington vs Dennis Hogan combat odds

Dennis Hogan $2.25

Sam Eggington $1.77

Draw $18

FULL FIGHT CARD

Main Card

Dennis Hogan vs. Sam Eggington

Nikita Tzyu vs. Darkon Dryden

Sam Goodman vs. Jason Cooper

Paul Aokuso vs Faris Chevalier

Lachie Higgins vs. Cody Beeken

Darragh Foley vs. Blake Minto

Shanell Dargan vs. Ayisha Abied

Prelims

Jayde Mitchell vs. Mark Lucas

Ella Boot vs. Zoe Putorak

Tywarna Campbell vs. Jessica Adams

Richie Fa'aoso vs. Louis Marsters

Amber Amelia vs. Danni Mace

Ashleigh Sims vs. Sarah Watt

Early prelims

David Light vs. Vikas Singh

Bailey Mannix vs. Dan Murray

Antonia Talivaa vs. George Peterson

Jason Fawcett vs. Jayden Riddle

Tylisha Turner vs. Brianna Harrison

Bryce Jones vs. Hector Tapueluelu

Jack Tressider vs. Dan Harwood

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