Nikita Tszyu can become a world champion and is being lined up for blockbuster bouts with American superstars Keith Thurman and Tony Harrison if he wins on Wednesday night in Newcastle.
That’s the view of Tszyu’s promoter George Rose, who revealed “big announcements are coming up” as the ‘Butcher’ says he wants to hurt spicy Spaniard Oscar Diaz at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre.
Nicknamed ‘The Bull’ or ‘El Toro’, Diaz (16-0, 6KO) has promised to knockout Nikita in a big-time boilover before forcing ‘Tszyucastle’ to be renamed ‘Diaz-castle’.
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