{"id":934537,"date":"2026-10-16T00:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T00:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934537\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T00:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T00:06:08","slug":"tim-tszyu-confirms-next-opponent-is-world-champion-who-troubled-canelo-this-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934537\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Tszyu confirms next opponent is world champion who troubled Canelo: &#8220;This is it&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Tszyu is licking his chops at the thought of becoming a two-weight world champion and, in doing so, equaling the achievement of head coach Jeff Fenech.<\/p>\n<p>The only other Australian to have tackled this feat is Liam Paro, who dethroned Lewis Crocker for two-division glory in June.<\/p>\n<p>Tszyu, meanwhile, became the WBO super-welterweight champion in 2023 and is now set to face Erislandy Lara for the WBA title at 160lbs.<\/p>\n<p>The showdown is expected to take place on Australian soil in late November, following <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnewsonline.net\/news\/errol-spence-vs-tim-tszyu-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tszyu\u2019s successful middleweight outing against Errol Spence Jr<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>It was certainly a faded version of the American but, even so, Tszyu looked strong at the new weight and was able to emerge with a clear unanimous decision triumph.<\/p>\n<p>As for the 31-year-old\u2019s next opponent, Lara is currently boxing\u2019s oldest reigning world champion at 43 but, despite his age and lack of activity, is still considered a highly-skilled technician.<\/p>\n<p>This is something Canelo Alvarez swiftly discovered in 2014, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/11209193\/canelo-alvarez-defeats-erislandy-lara-split-decision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">he edged a split decision<\/a> despite many feeling that Lara had done enough to win their encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the opponent, though, Tszyu has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Ded7VRvhLk9\/?vrfl=MW95Y2tkeWtmZjA5ZQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">taken to social media<\/a> and expressed his excitement to challenge for the WBA title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s certain fights that just feel a bit different, and feel a bit more special to announce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this is it \u2013 this is a career-defining, legacy-defining moment. To be fighting for the second world title, and especially the fact that I\u2019m fighting back in Australia \u2026 it\u2019s special. It\u2019s a historic opportunity for myself. There\u2019s only ever been two Aussie boxers who have [become a two-weight world champion].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tszyu went on to describe this upcoming event as the biggest boxing card in Australian history \u2013 bigger, even, than the bill he topped against Spence in July.<\/p>\n<p>                                            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tim Tszyu is licking his chops at the thought of becoming a two-weight world champion and, in doing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":934538,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-934537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=934537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/934537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/934538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=934537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=934537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=934537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}