The event will take place on Sunday, December 13.<\/p>\n
As part of a stacked undercard, Tszyu\u2019s longtime rival Charlo will also make his own hyped comeback \u2013 against popular Aussie Brock Jarvis — while Wilson challenges WBA super featherweight champ Elnur Samedov.<\/p>\n
The card is being hailed as Queensland\u2019s biggest since Jeff Horn upset Manny Pacquiao.<\/p>\n
The event also now completes an incredible December for Australian promoters No Limit, who have Nikita Tszyu making his US debut a week before the Gold Coast event, and Liam Paro expected to chase unified welterweight glory against Devin Haney a week after. <\/p>\n
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Speaking on Wednesday morning, No Limit boss George Rose hailed the Cbus Stadium show as \u201cthe biggest and best fight card in Australia, full stop\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a reigning world champion, a former undisputed champion and two world titles in a stadium on the Gold Coast,\u201d Rose enthused. \u201cNothing else comes close.<\/p>\n
\u201cTim Tszyu wanted the best middleweight in the world and we got him.<\/p>\n
\u201cJermell Charlo, a former undisputed world champion, is also finally making his return and he\u2019s coming to Australia.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd Liam Wilson gets his redemption shot at a world title on home soil. Every fight on this card matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Truly, the storylines are everywhere \u2026<\/p>\n
TSZYU LOOKS TO MAKE HISTORY AGAINST AVOIDED BOGEYMAN<\/p>\n
For Tszyu, the Gold Coast card represents his shot at making history as a two-division world champion.<\/p>\n
It also comes after retiring US great Spence in July.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what I live for,\u201d the former super welterweight champ said at a Wednesday morning press conference on Queensland\u2019s famed holiday strip. \u201cLara is a great champion and one of the most avoided fighters in the world \u2013 that\u2019s exactly why I wanted him.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpence was the first step. This is the one that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
Soon after, the Sydneysider continued: \u201cThis fight is about legacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad is a Hall of Famer and the greatest fighter this country has produced. Becoming a two-weight world champion is the one thing he never did, and that\u2019s what I am chasing. It drives me every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n
And as for headlining a huge stadium show?<\/p>\n
\u201cQueensland and the Gold Coast have always backed me,\u201d he said. \u201cI stopped Jeff Horn and defended my world title in Queensland stadiums and I can\u2019t wait to feel that again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m ready to take that belt off Lara on the Gold Coast.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tszyu said he was happy to see old rival Charlo on the card too.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see little Charlo fighting on my undercard is even better. We\u2019ve been talking it up for a long time, but to have him as the co-main is nice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tszyu set for ‘legacy defining moment’ | 02:04<\/p>\n
US SUPERSTAR CHARLO MAKES HYPED RETURN<\/p>\n
For Charlo, the Gold Coast event will be his first appearance since that famous 2023 loss to Mexican megastar Saul \u2018Canelo\u2019 Alvarez.<\/p>\n
While the former undisputed champ was initially slated to face Tszyu in January of that same year, he broke his hand training — and in what proved a huge sliding doors moment for the Australian superstar. <\/p>\n
Now however, he returns against Jarvis, who also received an opportunity against Keith Thurman in 2025 \u2013 but got stopped within three rounds.<\/p>\n
Undoubtedly, it appears if Tszyu and Charlo both win, they will finally collide in a huge 2027 title fight.<\/p>\n
Asked about his return on Wednesday, the American said: \u201cI\u2019ve heard all the talk.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd now it\u2019s time to remind everybody why Jermell Charlo is still him.<\/p>\n
![\"Jermell](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/641e8e5d131e677c6c783f45449becaf.jpeg\")
Jermell Charlo looks on prior to a super middleweight title fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez of Mexico (not pictured) at T-Mobile Arena on September 30, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sarah Stier\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate Brock Jarvis stepping up, because a lot of these so-called top guys got cold feet. They use my name for clout but get quiet when it\u2019s time to sign on that dotted line.<\/p>\n
\u201c[But] I\u2019m willing to fight on a co-main event all the way in Australia because that\u2019s how hungry I am. I\u2019ve got so much in me, and I wasn\u2019t going to let this year end without giving my fans what they\u2019ve been waiting for.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to show everybody why I\u2019m the most dangerous fighter from 154 to 160 pounds. I\u2019m coming to take what\u2019s mine. Lions Only.\u201d<\/p>\n
WILSON GETS HIS CHANCE TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION<\/p>\n
Wilson, meanwhile, also gets another shot at world title gold after previously losing opportunities against both Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez.<\/p>\n
In July, the fighter dubbed \u2018Mr Damage\u2019 also had his anticipated bout with Stephen Fulton Jr called off after the American missed weight.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so pumped for this,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cA world title fight in Queensland, in front of my people. This is the one I\u2019ve dreamed about.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have chased this shot around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy career hasn\u2019t been easy but I\u2019ve felt the love from fans every step of the way. I have never backed down from anyone and I am not starting now.\u201d<\/p>\n
On his rival, the Aussie challenger continued: \u201cSamedov is the champion. Good. Taking it off the champion means more.<\/p>\n
\u201cI boxed for Australia on the Gold Coast at the Commonwealth Games almost a decade ago. Now, I get the chance to win a world title in the same city. You can\u2019t not love that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Queensland boxer Liam Wilson, Picture: No LimitSource: Supplied<\/p>\n
LARA LOOKING TO PROVE HIMSELF THE BOGEYMAN \u2013 AGAIN<\/p>\n
Of course, standing in the way of Tszyu\u2019s historic title shot is Lara \u2013 a legendary Cuban southpaw who, now 43, sits among the most avoided fighters of his generation.<\/p>\n
Apart from holding WBA gold for five years, Lara has also held a version of the middleweight championship on three separate occasions since 2013.<\/p>\n
And while he may be boxing\u2019s oldest reigning champion, the longtime middleweight star has also welcomed the challenge of travelling Down Under to face Tszyu.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve worked my entire life to be in this position,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m blessed to have more opportunities like this to be a world champion and defend my title.<\/p>\n