Nikita Tszyu v Dylan Biggs as it happened: Tszyu wins in round 5

Another win for Nikita Tszyu and this one brings with it a national title.

There is still so much more for Tszyu to work on. Like not getting hit.

“There’s always things to improve on, defence is the number one that I gotta get going,” he said.

The Tszyus celebrate.Credit: No Limit Boxing

We now know that Tszyu can cop a punch as well as give one. And he is one of the most exciting fighters to watch because of that recklessness that almost proved costly.

The new Australian champion.Credit: No Limit Boxing

“The Butcher” got the job done in his second pay-per-view fight, ensuring he and big brother Tim keep their undefeated record intact.

Tim Tszyu landed some devastating blows.Credit: No Limit Boxing

“He was a hurdle, he was a massive roadblock in my brain,” Tszyu said.

“As soon as I started boxing, he was just standing there, like a wall that I had to climb over. It feels good to be able to jump over that and start the next chapter of my boxing career.”

Dylan Biggs, so anonymous that he needed a third party to get him past the stadium security, won plenty of new admirers. It appeared that he suffered a broken wrist by the end of the fight and would have kept on swinging had the referee not mercifully brought a close to proceedings.

Brotherly love: Nikita and Tim TszyuCredit: No Limit Boxing

When asked about who Tszyu could face next, Tim cheekily said: “Give him Tony Harrison. Why not?”

Tim Tszyu defeated Harrison earlier this year. While it’s unlikely little brother will get a crack at the American veteran, the Tszyus are now poised to risk their undefeated records in Vegas in March.

That’s all from us, catch you next time!

Sometimes a boxer needs to be saved from themselves.

That was certainly the case tonight. Dylan Biggs, after a stunning start, copped a barrage of blows, particularly in round four. How he made the bell defies belief.

It was more of the same in the closing stages of the fifth round. He went down after a body shot, but still managed to regain his feet. Mercifully, the referee stepped in to prevent him copping more unnecessary punishment.

When Nikita Tszyu was asked what was his next challenge, an excited Tim Tszyu interjected: “Vegas baby!”

There is now the very real possibility than Tim and Nikita will fight on the same card in Sin City, the night before the NRL stages a historic double-header there.

It almost didn’t happen after Nikita got floored in the opening exchanges.

Nikita Tszyu had to dig deep after a horror start.Credit: No Limit Boxing

“Deep waters at the very start,” Nikita said.

“He caught me with a shot there. I just didn’t see, it rocked me. I’m surprised I kind of recovered in the time that I did.

“But yeah, from the very start, that kind of punch, it was something to fear and something to watch out for.”

This fight was eerily similar to Tim Tszyu’s fight against Terrell Gausha.

On that occasion - the first time he fought in America - Tim Tszyu walked into a right hand that floored him. It was a blow that could have cruelled his career.

Instead, he recovered, composed himself and earned a famous victory.

Nikita Tszyu has emerged victorious.Credit: No Limit Boxing

Tonight, Nikita did something very similar. He overcame the early setback and finished the stronger man.

“I’m two years in, I’m still a rookie and I still have so much more to learn,” Nikita said.

It has now emerged that Biggs has suffered a suspected broken wrist.

Nikita Tszyu had to dig deep.Credit: No Limit Boxing

Knocked down in the opening minute, this looked like Nikita Tszyu was about to suffer the first loss of his professional career.

However, Tszyu showed incredible courage to climb off the canvas to record a memorable victory. We know that Tszyu has incredible punching power, but tonight he proved he has an incredible chin as well.

His reward is an Australian title.

“I will show my dogs my new belt, my new piece of jewellery,” Tszyu said.

“It means a lot.

“I caught a few punches in … There’s nothing like a coffee first thing in the morning like a punch.

“So that got me going.”

Tszyu seemingly had Biggs beaten at the end of the last round, but somehow the underdog came out for more punishment.

It seemed Tszyu missed a trick in the first couple of minutes of this round, loading up on power punches that didn’t find the mark.

But in the final 30 seconds of the round, he found his range. The money shot was a left hand to the liver. Biggs went down.

With the bell close, Biggs was done and the referee called it off.

Tszyu remains undefeated!

Biggs has been saved by the bell.

The underdog started the round with a massive uppercut, but then it was all Tszyu.

“The Butcher” lived up to his moniker, unleashing a series of power punches that would have felled a tree. Biggs wasn’t able to tie him up and copped some serious punishment.

One right hand in particular absolutely rocked him, yet he stayed on his feet.

Biggs needs something special to get back into this.

A couple of very strong body shots from Biggs landed early, while Tszyu has gone head-hunting.

Biggs hasn’t been overawed by the occasion, he keeps walking forward and smiling, even when he’s copped a blow to the head. It looks like Biggs’ game plan is to work downstairs first.

Tszyu slipped a few nice jabs in late. Very hard round to score, both fighters had their moments.

This is ridiculous. Both fighters have dispensed with defence and are just trying to land the knockout blow.

So much for boxing being the “sweet science”. Biggs got excited by that early knockdown and got careless going for the kill. Tszyu has steadied and landed plenty of leather, I’d give him that round.

It looked like this wouldn’t even last a minute, but this could end up an epic.

It took less than a minute and Biggs has floored Tszyu!

That big right hand we’ve been hearing about has landed early and Tszyu is in all sorts of trouble.

“The Butcher” got back to his feet and made a miraculous recovery. In fact, Tszyu landed a couple of hefty blows that rocked Biggs, who was lucky not to taste the canvass himself.

What an incredible first round!