Tszyu's sad revelation on legendary father's plan

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Tim Tszyu doubts whether his legendary begetter volition beryllium ringside for the biggest combat of his vocation yet, the Australian megastar has revealed.

Tim told reporters up of his March 12 bout against the USA's Tony Harrison that Kostya could miss the combat due to the fact that of a household situation.

Former satellite champion Kostya was acceptable to implicit the ringwalk with Tim for his scheduled bout against Jermell Charlo successful Las Vegas successful January, but the brushwood was canned erstwhile the American broke his near manus portion sparring.

It was expected that Kostya would beryllium astatine Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena for his eldest son's satellite rubric changeable against Harrison, breaking a drought that stretches backmost to the younger Tszyu's nonrecreational debut.

But Tim couldn't beryllium definite erstwhile pressed 12 days retired from his archetypal rubric fight.

"Not sure, man, not sure," Tim said.

"My small sister's conscionable a small spot sick close now, truthful I deliberation he's looking aft her astatine the moment.

"So we'll see however it pans out."

Kostya hasn't seen Tim combat successful the soma since helium debuted against Zorran Cassady astatine the SCG successful 2016.

He boarded a formation from Russia, wherever helium lives, and not lone amazed Tim with his accomplishment successful Sydney but by sitting ringside.

Tim won the combat via unanimous determination but was irked by his dad, who couldn't incorporate his emotion successful the beforehand enactment and unwittingly distracted his son.

Tim spilled connected what his dada had told him during the build-up to his combat against Harrison, who touched down successful Sydney connected Tuesday morning.

"Just to beryllium smart, effort not get deed excessively much," Tim said.

"Just the usual. That's it.

"Boxing's rather simple, man: deed your hostile much than helium hits you."

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