Brock Jarvis’ Nikita Tszyu reveal as PPV blockbuster looms, but ‘robbery’ ruins co-main

Brock Jarvis had little trouble defeating his opponent and wasted no time in calling for a more famous foe to fight him next, but it was the result of the co-main event that caught the eye of many.

Brock Jarvis wants Nikita Tszyu in a pay per view blockbuster in Sydney next year, after capping off a remarkable comeback with a brutal fourth round knockout win over Adrian Rodriguez.

Meanwhile, No Limit’s card of 2025 was marred by what is being called the biggest robbery in Australian boxing in years, with rising star Jasmine Parr dropping a split decision to Shannon O’Connell.

This masthead can confirm No Limit wants Jarvis and Tszyu headlining its first pay-per-view card of 2025, with plans for the fight to take place in March.

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Tszyu has been sidelined since his fight of the year contender win over Koen Mazoudier in August, but is back in the gym after recovering from hand surgery.

Tszyu has said he’d knock Jarvis out if they ever fought, with Jarvis hitting back on Friday night.

“I’ve heard his original call out, he said he would knock me out,” Jarvis told this masthead at ringside.

“I want him next, whenever, wherever.”

Brock Jarvis (R) gets through the defence of Adrian Rodriguez. Pictures: No Limit Boxing/Gregg Porteous

Tszyu and Jarvis have sparred together years ago, with Nikita telling this masthead: “We sparred a couple of times in the amateurs.

“It was just when he was starting off as well.

“I remember kicking his ass. So, let’s go again.

“We’ll see how much he’s improved. With small 10 ounce gloves (in the pros) and over 10 rounds…Poor Brocky.”

Jarvis clapped back at those comments as he celebrated his win over Rodriguez.

“I was a kid when I sparred him, I was still playing footy,” he said. “I went to footy training to sparring to spar him.

“I didn’t even know anything about boxing then. I’d just started.”

In the co-main event, Parr suffered what has been labelled one of the worst robberies in Australian boxing, dropping a bizarre split decision to O’Connell with scores of 80-72, 78-74 and 75-77.

Jasmine Parr dropped a split decision to Shannon O’Connell. Pictures: No Limit Boxing/Gregg Porteous

An emotional Parr was fuming moments after the first loss of her professional career.

“Look at her face and look at my face, she was running the whole fight,” Parr said. “It’s unexplainable, that’s boxing I guess.

“I know for a fact I won that.

“It’s dodgy shit. I’m lost for words, because that’s highway robbery.”

Parr was consoled by Sam Goodman as she exited the ring.

“Sam said I won,” she said. “Sam watched it at ringside and said she maybe won three rounds.

“She’s older, she was running, she wasn’t going to last, and she didn’t. She had her hands down and was running.

“Fight me like a real woman.”

One of the brightest prospects in Australian female boxing, Parr called for an immediate rematch with the 41-year-old O’Connell.

“I’d better get one,” she said. “She’s 41 years old, who knows how long she’s got left in the sport.

“People have always said there’s politics in boxing, and here it is. This is my first taste of it.”

Meanwhile, Australia has a new boxing star, with Paris Olympian Callum Peters scoring a stunning first round knockout on his professional debut against Mitch Holden.

And the light heavyweight prospect did it in a pair of indoor football shoes.

Callum Peters (R) won his fight wearing football shoes. Pictures: No Limit Boxing/Gregg Porteous

“They’re Jordans. This one’s 11 from a Brazilian player from a few years ago,” Peters said. “I always use futsal shoes, they’re cheaper, they’re better, they’re lighter and they keep the feet going.

“Lomachenko and Usyk did the same thing.

“I used to have this massive green boxing boots, and they took ages to do up. They looked like wrestling shoes, up to your knees.

“I couldn’t wore those anymore, so I switched, I wore them at the Commonwealth Games and they’re still going good.”

Peters is signed to No Limit, with Matt Rose saying he wants him to remain as active as possible in 2025.

“He could fight 10 times a year,” Rose told this masthead. “Just like Mike Tyson back in the day.”

Originally published as Brock Jarvis’ Nikita Tszyu reveal as PPV blockbuster looms, but ‘robbery’ ruins co-main