{"id":648401,"date":"2026-05-04T05:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/648401\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T05:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:45:09","slug":"nikita-tszyu-vs-oscar-diaz-press-conference-video-highlights-what-was-said-when-is-the-fight-callum-peters-vs-joeshon-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/648401\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikita Tszyu vs Oscar Diaz press conference video, highlights, what was said, when is the fight, Callum Peters vs Joeshon James"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar Diaz has delivered a brutal warning to Nikita Tszyu, telling him that he\u2019s going to take him out early when they lock horns in Newcastle on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Just months on from his infamous fight with Michael Zerafa, \u201cThe Butcher\u201d heads back to \u201cTszyu-castle\u201d \u2013 where he throws down with his first world-ranked opponent.<\/p>\n

Tszyu vs Diaz | Wednesday 6 May from 7pm AEST | Nikita Tszyu continues his rise in boxing as he takes on Spain\u2019s undefeated Oscar Diaz. | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Speaking at the official press conference for the bout on Monday, the undefeated Spaniard said that the former steel city will have to change it\u2019s nickname.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Wednesday they are going to be calling it Diaz-castle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When asked for his opinion of Tszyu\u2019s former fights, Diaz was blunt.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve watched all his fights, he\u2019s never taken on a man like me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to take him out early.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nikita only smiled at the prospect.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s easier said than done,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Spence brutally snubs Tim Tszyu! | 00:24<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to have self-belief. I\u2019ve experienced this all before. Everyone says they will take me out \u2014 and they haven\u2019t yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be unknowns in this fight and we will eventually figure it out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like seeing the belief [in opponents], because you get to see it fade. Its one of the sweetest things.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get to hurt people and do it legally \u2014 a little loophole in my psychopathic desires.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, two other fighters on the stacked Main Event card threatened to steal the spotlight with a fiery exchange.<\/p>\n

Hunter Ioane explained that his rival Kyron Dryden had snubbed him when he went to shake his hand.<\/p>\n

Dryden needed little invitation to explain his actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t need to be your f**king friend,\u201d he yelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you here to do to me [on fight night]?\u201d<\/p>\n

Boxers separated after x-rated exchange | 02:48<\/p>\n

Ioane fired back at Dryden and the pair stood up in their seats and appeared like they might get physical.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s go,\u201d yelled Dryden.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to knock you the f**k out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ioane warned Dryden about his language.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave some respect there\u2019s kids here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut bring that same energy tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Main Event\u2019s Ben Damon later instructed officials to \u201ccut their microphones\u201d before moving on with the press conference.<\/p>\n

Aussie rising star Callum Peters had a respectful exchange with his American opponent, Joeshon James, but assured fans to expect \u201cfireworks\u201d when they square off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big step in the pros,\u201d said Peters. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis will put me more on the map \u2013 both here and overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n

James said he can\u2019t wait for fight night<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s only me and him in the ring, may the best man win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho dont wanna fight a guy like that? It\u2019s exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he\u2019s dangerous \u2013 it\u2019ll bring out the best in me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be leaving with a lot of 50 Cal fans on Wednesday night.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: <\/p>\n

\u2018You can kill that s***\u2019: Moment US superstar Errol Spence Jnr snubbed Tim Tszyu as boxing grudge match erupts<\/a><\/p>\n

A car crash, NRL mascot dropped and US superstar\u2019s big request as Tszyu opens up on \u2018insane\u2019 dream<\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, No Limit promoter George Rose stressed the significance of the Newcastle bout.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m expecting a huge performance from Nikita \u2013 he\u2019s stopped everyone here,\u201d said Rose.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be the toughest test of his career though.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are happy to be back in Newcastle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something special that happens whenever we come here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our seventh show here. It\u2019s a great sporting town.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Nikita as a headline you know it\u2019ll be good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the press conference, Tszyu was asked about some of Diaz\u2019s comments in the lead-up \u2013 including his intention to flatten Nikita and then come for big brother Tim.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery boxer has to believe [in themselves], that\u2019s the beauty of it,\u201d Tszyu said<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get to take it away\u2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he has said some delusional stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oscar Diaz has delivered a brutal warning to Nikita Tszyu, telling him that he\u2019s going to take him…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":648402,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,689,802,35347,2057,35898,313800,142617,313794,313796,11850,673,10668,11876,677,3702,289570,668,313799,3595,2020,85,313795,313798,313797],"class_list":["post-648401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-boxing","tag-conference-video","tag-europe","tag-fiery-exchange","tag-fiery-presser","tag-james-cooney","tag-king-friend","tag-kyron-dryden","tag-michael-zerafa","tag-new-south-wales","tag-newcastle","tag-nikita-tszyu","tag-oceania","tag-official-press-conference","tag-oscar-diaz","tag-press-conference","tag-rival-plots","tag-southern-europe","tag-spain","tag-sports","tag-steel-city","tag-undercard-chaos","tag-undercard-fighters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}