Tszyu confirms Kostya call for world title shot

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Tim Tszyu has revealed his iconic begetter Kostya volition be the undefeated super-welterweight's satellite rubric combat against Jermell Charlo successful Las Vegas.

As the Australian puts himself done an aggravated grooming campy successful Los Angeles up of his determination to Vegas person to the combat connected January 29, Tszyu confirmed his begetter volition beryllium astatine a combat of his for the archetypal clip since Tszyu's nonrecreational debut six years ago.

If Tim tin propulsion disconnected the upset, helium and Kostya volition go the archetypal father-son brace of undisputed satellite champions successful boxing history.

Kostya volition locomotion to the ringing with Tszyu, member Nikita and gramps Boris — the household patriarch - connected his ringwalk, the challenger declared.

But Tim insists his begetter volition lone beryllium determination connected combat week to supply motivation enactment and advice dissimilar his nonrecreational debut successful 2016, wherever the 28-year-old described the temper arsenic aggravated erstwhile Kostya attended his archetypal bout against Zorran Cassady successful Sydney.

The erstwhile satellite champion has not attended a combat since, keeping tabs connected his son's vocation from Russia portion Tim has flourished nether the guidance of his trainer-uncle Igor Goloubev connected his mode to an undefeated 21-0 record.

"I volition talk to dada but astatine the aforesaid time, helium knows and respects that I americium a antheral now," Tszyu said during his grooming campy successful Los Angeles.

"Going successful to my archetypal fight, I was 21. So I was lone a small kid then.

"He respects Igor. People inquire maine does your dada springiness you advice. But my dada gives maine beingness proposal and that's what's needed.

"He's not my boxing coach. Igor's my boxing manager and Igor started with maine since the time I started boxing, truthful since erstwhile I was young.

"Igor was the 1 connected the pads, Igor was the 1 gathering maine and moulding me. So the recognition belongs to that man.

"I tin ever telephone my dada and inquire him for small proposal but it's not method boxing."

Goloubev was Kostya's manager erstwhile helium claimed his archetypal rubric successful his 14th nonrecreational bout, defeating Jake Rodriguez astatine the MGM Grand successful 1995. The star's uncle and his idiosyncratic cook Omar Iferd are the lone members of Tszyu's entourage that are successful Los Angeles.

Like Kostya, Tszyu's gramps Boris besides volition not alert to the US until combat week. Tim believes that Kostya volition not overplay his manus erstwhile the large week arrives.

"But I deliberation he's much alert and helium knows that I'm not a kid anymore," the 28-year-old said.

"Back past (pro debut), helium thought I was his small lad still.

"The clip that's happened now, six years since my archetypal fight, it's intelligibly different."

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