Nikita Tszyu is a

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. He is the son of former world champion boxer

Kostya Tszyu Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu ( ; rus, Константин Борисович «Костя» Цзю, , kənstɐnʲˈtʲin bɐˈrisəvʲɪtɕ ˈkosʲtʲə ˈdzːʲu; born 19 September 1969) is a Russian-Australian former professional b ...

and younger brother of boxer Tim Tszyu.

Early life

Tszyu was born in

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, to Russian parents. His father Kostya is of ethnic

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and

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descent and his mother Natasha Anikina is of ethnic Russian descent. His father, Kostya, is a former undisputed light-welterweight champion and his brother, Tim, is also a professional boxer. After winning the junior national championship on occasions, Tszyu quit boxing at the age of 16 to focus on his schooling. Following high school graduation at

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in 2015, he enrolled in a Bachelor of Architectural Design at the

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and worked in the industry for multiple years before returning to boxing at the age of 23.

Professional boxing career

Tszyu made his professional boxing debut against Aaron Stahl in March 2022 at

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and was victorious via

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(TKO) in the second round. His professional debut took place almost exactly 30 years after his father's first professional fight. Tszyu faced Mason Smith on 11 May 2022. He won the bout via technical knockout in the first round. Tszyu faced Ben Horn on 20 July 2022. He won the bout via unanimous decision Tszyu faced Darkon Dryden on 8 October 2022. He won the bout via corner retirement in the third round. Tszyu faced Bo Belbin on 12 March 2023. He won the bout via technical knockout in the fourth round. Tszyu faced Benjamin Bommber on 24 May 2023. He won the bout via technical knockout in the first round. Tszyu faced Jack Brubaker on 24 August 2023. He won the bout via technical knockout in the sixth round. Tszyu defeated Dylan Biggs on 22 November 2023 to win the Australian super welterweight title. Tszyu was scheduled to defend his Australian super welterweight title against Danilo Creati on April 24, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Tszyu was then scheduled to face Koen Mazoudier in Sydney, Australia on August 28, 2024 for the vacant IBF

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n and

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Inter-Continental super welterweight titles. He won by TKO in the 9th round after a fierce back-and-forth fight.

Professional boxing record

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* Date of birth missing (living people) Living people People educated at Newington College Australian people of Russian descent Australian people of Korean descent Australian people of Mongolian descent Australian male boxers Boxers from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales Light-middleweight boxers Southpaw boxers Nikita Tszyu University of Technology Sydney alumni 1998 births 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub