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Koen Mazoudier speaks to reporters on Friday.\u00a09News<\/p>\n
The move is a curious one by No Limit, since Mazoudier has primarily campaigned at 154 pounds, making it a massive step up against a former middleweight titleholder.<\/p>\n
Speaking to reporters in Sydney<\/a> on Friday morning, along with Tszyu, Mazoudier thanked God, his team and promoters for the opportunity, and donned a Socceroos<\/a> jersey to display his underdog status.<\/p>\n \u201cThe odds are stuck against me. I\u2019m going to be a massive underdog on the betting sites,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd on paper, everything\u2019s against me. He\u2019s bigger than me, more experienced, a former champion.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a former world champion. But, you know, the odds are against me, I\u2019m against the odds. <\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m repping the soccer jersey for Australia, they play USA tomorrow, where they are underdogs, I believe we\u2019re going to get that win as well.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m ready for this challenge, and it\u2019s going to be one of the biggest achievements on my life once I get that win.\u201d<\/p>\n The clash is easily the biggest mismatch of Charlo\u2019s (34-0, 23KO) career and the Houston native will enter the ring for the third time in five years.<\/p>\n The move is a curious one by No Limit, since Mazoudier has primarily campaigned at 154 pounds, making it a massive step up against a former middleweight titleholder.<\/p>\n The NSW<\/a> government secured the card despite strong interest from the Gold Coast<\/a> and Perth<\/a>.<\/p>\n The fight against Spence is the first for Tszyu under new trainer Jeff Fenech<\/a>, after two outings under the guidance of Pedro Diaz.<\/p>\n Tim Tszyu.\u00a0(News<\/p>\n Spence was once the unified champ of the welterweight division, holding the WBA, WBC, and IBF straps. <\/p>\n However, his bout against Tszyu will be his first in three years since his first and only loss, to Terence Crawford.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like I\u2019m defending my land,\u201d Tszyu said at a press conference in Sydney on Friday.<\/p>\n \u201cUsually, I\u2019m smart, calculated that\u2019s how I am, but I really want to hurt this guy. I respect what he\u2019s done, but we\u2019re not friends in there that\u2019s for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n Philadelphia fighter Fulton, (23-2 8 KOs) will take on former title challenger Liam Wilson, after losing via decision to O\u2019Shaquie Foster in December. <\/p>\n Wilson has won five straight since a loss to Oscar Valdez in early 2024.<\/p>\n Rising Aussie star Callum Peters will face Michigan native Joseph Hicks, while Tokyo Olympian<\/a> and undefeated southpaw star Paulo Aokuso will also be on the undercard with an opponent to be determined. In other clashes, Paul Fleming will take on Ahmed Reda, while fellow Olympian<\/a> Tona Rahimi will also be on the card.<\/p>\n July 26 Sydney Fight Card<\/p>\n Tim Tszyu vs Errol Spence<\/p>\n Jermall Charlo vs Koen Mazoudier<\/p>\n Stephen Fulton Jr vs Liam Wilson<\/p>\n Callum Peters vs Joseph Hicks<\/p>\n Ahmad Reda vs Paul Fleming<\/p>\n Paulo Aokuso vs TBC<\/p>\n Tina Rahimi vs TBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was the unexpected decision that has given Koen Mazoudier a chance of a lifetime. The Western Sydney…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":746342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-746341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746341","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=746341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/746341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/746342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=746341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=746341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=746341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Tim](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/d5f14a75baae684628cf2c9b2f48dedbb97703563e039292e9b2829497a06b9d.jpeg\")
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