After a year out of the ring due to a hand injury, Nikita Tszyu (10-0) resumes his boxing career against Lulzim Ismaili (12-0) in Sydney on Wednesday, August 20.<\/p>\n
Tszyu is hoping to put a frustrating 12 months behind him and remind everyone why he’s been considered one of the country’s most exciting fighters, while Ismaili, from Macedonia via Germany, is looking to spoil the party on enemy soil.<\/p>\n
Also in action, the always-entertaining Michael Zerafa (33-5) faces hard-hitting American Mikey Dahlman (18-1) in the chief support, ahead of a potential showdown with the younger Tszyu later in the year.<\/p>\n
MORE:\u00a0‘Misunderstanding’: Michael Zerafa opens up on presser drama after explosive legal threats<\/a><\/p>\n Follow along with all the latest from the ICC Sydney Theatre.<\/p>\n Nikita Tszyu vs. Lulzim Ismaili live resultsNikita Tszyu vs. Lulzim Ismaili live\u00a0results, highlights from 2025 boxing cardBrock Jarvis vs. Sam Beck – JARVIS WINS VIA ROUND 4 TKO<\/p>\n Brock Jarvis gets back in the winners’ circle with an emphatic fourth-round TKO victory over the previously undefeated Sam Beck.<\/p>\n Coming off his own KO defeat to Keith Thurman, Jarvis landed a left hook on the end of a combination to put Beck down late in the round.<\/p>\n Beck climbed to his feet but referee Leanne Reid wasn’t satisfied he could continue and waved it off.<\/p>\n Ahmad Reda vs. Bruno Tarimo\u00a0– REDA WINS VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION<\/p>\n Just seven fights into his professional career, the undefeated Ahmad Reda claimed the significant scalp of Bruno Tarimo, and the Australian super lightweight title in the process.<\/p>\n In an all-action scrap, Reda managed to handle the pressure of Tarimo for the most part, remaining in control, despite his mullet coming loose from its shackles before the halfway point.<\/p>\n After an even opening few rounds, Reda appeared to grow in confidence and did enough to take the win on all three cards (99-91, 98-92, 97-3).<\/p>\n Jasmine Parr vs. Efasha Kamarudin – PARR WINS VIA ROUND 5 TKO<\/p>\n With 10 seconds on the clock, Parr handed Kamarudin the first defeat of her 10-fight pro career.<\/p>\n The Singaporean fighter find herself on the canvas in the second round, not from a punch, but having been lifted up and dumped on her back by Parr following a messy clinch.<\/p>\n Parr’s relentless volume was story of the fight, although Kamarudin deserved to see the final bell.<\/p>\n Jacob Clenshaw vs. Isaias Sette – SETTE WINS VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION<\/p>\n A hugely entertaining five-rounder goes to the cards and it’s Sette who emerges victorious via unanimous decision (49-45 x2, 48-46).<\/p>\n Clenshaw maintained a hot pace all fight and landed some hard left hooks in the second round but Sette showed off a full offensive arsenal.<\/p>\n As the pair traded in close in the dying seconds, Sette landed a bomb of a right hand to put Clenshaw down and an exclamation point on the fight.<\/p>\n Ashleigh Heal vs. Shannon Rose – HEAL WINS VIA SPLIT DECISION<\/p>\n Ashleigh Heal, the daughter of basketball legend Shane, made her professional debut a winning one via hard-fought split decision (39-36 x2, 37-38).<\/p>\n Heal landed two big right hands in the second round, the latter of which dropped Rose, who fought on gamely but couldn’t do enough to get the victory.<\/p>\n Blair Geraghty vs. Naki Saguba – GERAGHTY WINS VIA ROUND 3 TKO<\/p>\n On professional debut at just 19, Geraghty impressed with a third-round stoppage of his tough Papua New Guinean opponent.<\/p>\n The credentialed amateur boxer and Muay Thai fighter was relentless in his assault on Saguba’s body and he didn’t miss the chance to capitalise when his man’s defences dropped.<\/p>\n Brandon Grach vs. Bensyn Pauga – GRACH WINS VIA ROUND 1 TKO<\/p>\n After a delay of around 10 minutes while organisers scrambled to find a groin guard for Pauga, we finally got underway.<\/p>\n Grach clearly had all the advantages and made them count when a right hand-left hook landed at the end of a long combo to drop his man.<\/p>\n A left hook shortly after the restart put Pauga down and ended the bout in the opening round.<\/p>\n What time is Nikita Tszyu vs. Lulzim Ismaili?<\/p>\n Tszyu and Ismaili goes down on Wednesday, August 20 at the ICC Sydney Theatre.<\/p>\n The first bout of the evening is due to begin at 5pm AEST, with the pay-per-view action to kick off at 7pm AEST.<\/p>\n Expect the main event fighters to step into the ring some time around 10pm, depending on the length of the earlier fights.<\/p>\n How to watch Tszyu vs. Ismaili: TV channel, live stream<\/p>\n Tszyu vs. Ismaili is a pay-per-view event and can be purchased for $59.95 through Foxtel’s main event, or through streaming platform Kayo.<\/p>\n \u00a0TV channelLive streamPrelims (from 5:30pm)Fox Sports 3 (Ch. 503)Kayo<\/a>Main card (from 7pm)Main EventKayo PPV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a year out of the ring due to a hand injury, Nikita Tszyu (10-0) resumes his 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