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<\/p>\nNikita Tszyu has secured victory in the battle between the \u2018Butcher\u2019 and the \u2018Bull\u2019.<\/p>\n
Facing Oscar Diaz in their super welterweight bout on Wednesday night, Tszyu secured a TKO win after the sixth round \u2014 which wasn\u2019t without controversy.<\/p>\n
In the first round, the Aussie weapon came out with a calculated approach, stalking his prey early.<\/p>\n
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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 From there, Tszyu landed a huge left hand midway through the first round \u2014 and he followed that up with another similar shot which floored Diaz in the second, marking the first knock down of the fight.<\/p>\n In the third round, Tszyu landed some big shots before throwing some even bigger in the fourth which led Ben Damon to say: \u201cThey don\u2019t get much bigger than that\u201d.<\/p>\n But it was the fifth that saw Tszyu land his best punches of the bout, with Diaz well and truly on the back foot before controversy erupted in the sixth.<\/p>\n After taking a knee, Tszyu landed two punches on Diaz \u2014 for which he immediately apologised, with the Spaniard\u2019s corner exploding in anger.<\/p>\n \u201cHis corner is fuming about the punches after he took the knee… those two are the ones he is very unhappy about and Nikita immediately apologised,\u201d Damon said.<\/p>\n Diaz\u2019s corner then threw in the towel after a very tough performance, which marked Tszyu\u2019s 12th professional victory.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are unhappy with those punches, no doubt. But the decision has been made,\u201d Damon said.<\/p>\n As for his own explanation, Tszyu said he didn\u2019t see that Diaz had in fact taken a knee.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, it was just a split second reaction, I didn\u2019t see his knees were on the ground. I thought he was bent over, in my experience if they are bent over, keep punching,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He also complimented Diaz, who refused to go down on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is very tough. I landed some really solid shots and I am surprised he was able to take them,\u201d Tszyu said.<\/p>\n Catch all the action below in our live blog, if you can\u2019t see it click here!<\/a><\/p>\n 50 CAL SECURES THE WIN<\/p>\n Callum Peters secured yet another win in his short seven-fight professional career<\/a>, besting Joeshon James on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n The man known as \u201850 Cal\u2019 came flying out of the gates, landing a wave of huge punches \u2014 with the body shot being an early focus for one of Australian boxing\u2019s best rising stars.<\/p>\n From there, James worked his way back into the fight but ultimately couldn\u2019t do enough to secure the win, with Peters being handed a unanimous decision victory.<\/p>\n \u201cThis will be remembered as the night he grew up, seven fights in and he was more aggressive,\u201d Ben Damon said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s not messing around is he, taking on someone like this and doing that. He looked early on like he was going to do this easy.<\/p>\n \u201cBut James showed quality.\u201d<\/p>\n Peters, meanwhile, explained that enjoying the full 10 rounds will only benefit his boxing career.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was good… I felt like I rushed it in the first couple of rounds, you can see in that last round I took my time and I should have done that earlier,\u201d Peters said.<\/p>\n \u201cReally enjoyed my time in the ring.\u201d<\/p>\n No Limit\u2019s George Rose heaped praise on the rising star.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was a fight that as a massive step up for Callum Peters,\u201d Rose said.<\/p>\n \u201c10 dominant rounds, I thought he was fantastic. He has been stopping guys early, so getting those rounds in… he has got a huge future.\u201d<\/p>\n Peters vs James Full Fight Highlights | 06:38<\/p>\n \u2018KO OF THE YEAR CONTENDER\u2019 EMERGES<\/p>\n Kirra Ruston, take a bow.<\/p>\n The rising Aussie superstar just delivered a \u201cknockout of the year contender\u201d to defeat Berkay Varol on Wednesday night, keeping him undefeated record in tact.<\/p>\n That was despite a nasty cut he suffered early in the fight, continuing for three rounds with a gash above his left eye.<\/p>\n But despite the cut, Ruston went to the body which saw Varol go down before getting back up, and copping one more for his troubles which ended the fight.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd then he finished it with a brutal knockout of the year contender, he ripped him in half and he knew it,\u201d Ben Damon said.<\/p>\n \u201cBerkday is still down after those sickening body shots.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking after the bout, Ruston <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how Tim did it, man that was what three rounds? I couldn\u2019t see out of the eye, I was like \u2018oh what\u2019s going on\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cDidn\u2019t pan out like I wanted it to, but got the job done in the end, thank god.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was like one of the first exchanges, had a head clash, felt that warm, fuzzy feeling. Saw a couple of drops and painted the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n As for his next opponent, Ruston said: \u201cWhoever is the loudest can get it\u201d.<\/p>\n MUNDINE SILENCES BOOING CROWD<\/p>\n Rahim Mundine\u2019s bid to continue his family\u2019s boxing legacy has got off to a positive start<\/a>, winning his third professional bout on Wednesday.<\/p>\n