There is simply a "very existent chance" that Australian boxing prima Tim Tszyu volition soon get his satellite rubric shot, but archetypal helium wants to "hurt" Japanese prima Takeshi Inoue this week.
Tszyu is retired to further his unbeaten nonrecreational grounds (19-0, 15 KOs) by notching his 20th triumph when helium takes connected Inoue (17-1-1, 10 KOs) connected Wednesday.
While the 27-year-old's absorption volition beryllium connected Inoue, who is ranked No.7 successful the satellite by the WBO, momentum continues to physique towards a satellite rubric combat for the Aussie.
Tszyu is presently the WBO's mandatory challenger for Argentinian prima Brian Castano's light-middleweight belt.
"It's a precise breathtaking time... it's a precise existent accidental and a precise existent accidental that our adjacent outing volition beryllium against Brian Castano for that satellite title," Tszyu's manager Glen Jennings said.
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"It's conscionable a substance of timing to spot whether oregon not the mandate gets enforced and we volition rotation connected with that."
Speaking astatine today's pre-fight property conference, Tszyu said his bout with Inoue volition beryllium the cleanable stepping chromatic to making it onto the satellite stage.
"It's a akin benignant of benignant to Brian Castano - that locomotion forward, tiny small boy, large muscly and swinging benignant of style," Tszyu said.
"It's going to beryllium a bully trial to that satellite signifier and helium (Inoue) is simply a satellite calibre opponent. I respect everything helium has done.
"I've travel into this athletics not to execute (just) a satellite title, but satellite titles successful aggregate divisions.
"I'm present for the agelong run."
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Tszyu, the lad of boxing fable Kostya Tszyu, said his mindset is focused connected giving Inoue a acquisition successful the ring.
"I'm successful that mode now, successful that portion and I conscionable privation to wounded people... I said earlier (the combat volition finish) nether six rounds, but we volition see," helium said.
"If I privation to wounded him for a spot longer, I volition decide. We volition spot connected the night."
Meanwhile, Inoue is besides focused connected making it backmost onto the satellite stage.
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The 31-year-old from Tokyo is nary alien to blockbuster bouts having fallen conscionable abbreviated via unanimous determination successful 2019 against Jaime Munguia for the light-middleweight title.
"This is my accidental to get backmost to the satellite title, it's what I've been moving towards from the opening of my career, to realise myself arsenic the satellite champion," Inoue said.
"It's not each that I've seen immoderate weaknesses (in Tszyu)... it has to bash with my trainer and however he's been moving with me, and however helium is precise confident.
"When I've watched Tim Tszyu, his fights - I tin spot precise intelligibly that successful galore ways I deliberation he's made to bid for me.
"I realise Tim is an bonzer opponent, truthful I don't expect it to beryllium an casual fight.
"I'm going to use myself, springiness it 100 per cent and I volition beryllium going for the knockout."
Asked if helium would sound Tszyu out, Inoue's translater replied "absolutely".
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