Yet despite Tszyu\u2019s corner calling the Las Vegas showcase off after seven rounds, his promoters insist the 30-year-old will not only be back \u2013 but eventually fighting again to become a two-time world champion.<\/p>\n
Watch the biggest Aussie sports & the best from overseas LIVE on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n Following his loss here inside the MGM Grand at the weekend, a series of questions have been asked about Tszyu\u2019s future in the sport.<\/p>\n While the fighter has not yet spoken with media, his team stressed the Australian is fine and only spent a short time receiving precautionary checks at a Las Vegas hospital.<\/p>\n Below, Fox Sports Australia breaks down what is next for the boxing star.<\/p>\n Tszyu v Fundora 2: Full Fight Highlights | 09:21<\/p>\n WILL TSZYU RETIRE?<\/p>\n Unlikely, although the debate is understandable.<\/p>\n Especially given not only how badly Tszyu got touched up in this one, but the obvious comparisons with his famed father Kostya, who also retired on the stool against Ricky Hatton 20 years ago \u2014 then never fought again.<\/p>\n Tszyu, however, is still only 30 \u2013 or six years younger than Kostya that night in the UK — and there is undeniably time for another world title run in either the stacked super welterweight division, or even up at middleweight.<\/p>\n Importantly in the world of prize fighting, there is also good money to be made.<\/p>\n While Tszyu\u2019s fighting career has undeniably taken a hit, you don\u2019t simply lose overnight the shine that comes with being Australian boxing\u2019s most recognised, watched, Googled, all of it.<\/p>\n In fact, Tszyu was undeniably the more popular fighter inside MGM Grand Garden Arena during Sunday\u2019s fight with the crowd, particularly in the seventh, going crazy whenever he landed big on Fundora.<\/p>\n Tszyu sent to hospital after brutal loss | 05:26<\/p>\n While Kostya Tszyu may have been dubbed \u2018The Mexecutioner\u2019, his son\u2019s fight style has developed a large cult following here Stateside among Mexican fans, who were plentiful inside the MGM.<\/p>\n But there is no doubting questions now hang heavy on The Soul Taker, with US boxing scribe Dan Rafael admitting his career \u201chas to be in doubt\u201d while US promoter Rick Glaser is also urging retirement.<\/p>\n As a result, Tszyu\u2019s promoter George Rose was asked by Fox Sports Australia in the hours after the fight if there was a chance we may never see his superstar client step into a boxing ring again?<\/p>\n \u201cNo, I know Tim Tszyu can fight,\u201d Rose said. \u201cAnd I know the guys sitting at the top of the division, he can beat them.<\/p>\n \u201cI do think Tim is still elite, and can beat most of the guys in the division on his day.<\/p>\n \u201cBut, you know, it\u2019s boxing.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got to take our time now and see where everything lands.<\/p>\n \u201cIf Tim Tszyu wants to be a world champion again, my job is to take him to that world title.\u201d<\/p>\n WHERE DOES TSZYU GO FROM HERE?<\/p>\n Our pick would be Michael Zerafa.<\/p>\n In fact, a move to middleweight more generally could prove a strong option, given promoters No Limit have several world-ranked opponents including Zerafa, Mateo Tapia, even Venezuela\u2019s Endry Saavedra.<\/p>\n Another No Limit fighter is New Zealand middleweight Andrei Mikhailovich, while Billy Dib\u2019s big punching Sydney charge Mounir Fathi could also make for an entertaining fight.<\/p>\n Main Event\u2019s Ben Damon agrees Zerafa is the best option, saying the time has come to \u201cpull the trigger\u201d on what would be a huge all-Australian showdown with the man who famously walked out on their 2021 headliner.<\/p>\n Apart from the pair sharing a longstanding rivalry, \u2018Pretty Boy\u2019 is also the No.8 WBA middleweight and, given Tszyu\u2019s run of outs, suddenly emerges as a real live dog in any lucrative domestic showdown.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/p>\n \u2018Phone hasn\u2019t stopped\u2019: Tszyu\u2019s next move as US star sends terrifying warning to Aussie<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018Incompetent\u2019 judges torched as 46yo Pacquiao denied world title history by scorecards in epic war<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752977588_817_poster-fallback.png\"\/)
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