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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 11: Nikita Tszyu (left centre) and brother Tim Tszyu (right centre) pose during the official weigh-in for their super welter weight world title bout on March 11, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jenny Evans/Getty Images)

Who’s who in Tszyu’s huge Las Vegas entourage

There is the small crew around Tim Tszyu, and then the group surrounding No Limit Boxing that has taken Las Vegas by storm. Together, they have made Tszyu one of the most recognizable athletes on the planet. Now, find out who they are.

Boxing/MMA
Tszyu vs Fundora Weigh-ins. Picture: Prime video

The $50K gamble that has taken Tszyu to Las Vegas

Tim Tszyu and his team could have accepted the American riches offered by some of the most powerful boxing organisers in the sport. Instead, they opted for homegrown backing and it will pay dividends on Sunday morning Australian time, writes PETER BADEL.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 21: Michael Zerafa works out at the Split T Boxing Club on March 21, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Zerafa is scheduled to challenge WBA middleweight champion Erislandy Lara for his title on March 30, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images)

Death threats, sister’s cancer fight steels Zerafa

Melburnian middleweight Michael Zerafa has “gone through some dark days” dealing with the unacceptable fallout from his decision not to fight Tim Tszyu in 2021 and then learning his sister had cancer. He is using the emotion to steel him to upset Erislandy Lara.

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Matt Rose, Tim Tszyu at press conference.

The ‘seven wonders’ of Tim Tszyu

Long-serving manager and ally of the Tszyus, Glen Jennings analyses the anatomy of Tim Tszyu and pinpoints the seven things that put him ahead of rest on the eve of his title fight on Sunday.

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Goodman vs Schleibs. Picture: No Limit Boxing

Heated rivalry sees boxer get extra security

The Goodman and Schleibs rivalry, set to ignite on Wednesday, gets hotter and hotter with extra precautions being taken. While the undercard could decide Nikita Tszyu’s next opponent and the latest on where Tim Tszyu goes after March 31.

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