{"id":377919,"date":"2026-01-19T03:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T03:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/377919\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T03:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T03:56:10","slug":"tszyu-accuses-zerafa-of-quitting-after-no-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/377919\/","title":{"rendered":"Tszyu Accuses Zerafa Of Quitting After No Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Asked directly whether he believed Zerafa had quit, Tszyu did not hesitate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely do,\u201d he said. \u201cI think he underestimated me, and once the cut happened, a bit of PTSD came through. His emotions got the better of him. Once that little bit of pain comes, he\u2019s looking for the exit straight away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tszyu added that the cut did not appear severe enough to justify a stoppage.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpewing\u2019s the word,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t think the cut was that bad. It\u2019s a shame that he took the first exit that he could find.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comparison was unavoidable inside the Tszyu camp, where Tim Tszyu famously fought on through a severe head cut against Sebastian Fundora in 2024, a decision that later proved costly. That history only sharpened the reaction to how Friday night ended.<\/p>\n

Zerafa\u2019s response did little to calm the situation. While he insisted in the ring that he wanted to continue, he later acknowledged telling the doctor that his vision was blurry. In a post-fight interview with Main Event, his frustration spilled over.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just as confused and angry as everybody else,\u201d Zerafa said. \u201cI\u2019m fg over it. I don\u2019t know if they\u2019re gonna see me back in the ring anymore. I\u2019m fg done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The conflicting explanations became the central issue. Broadcast audio captured Zerafa telling officials he could not see, while his later comments suggested he felt the stoppage was taken out of his hands.<\/p>\n

For Tszyu, the outcome was a bitter one. He described himself as \u201cnumb\u201d after six months of preparation ended in less than two rounds of action. His manager, Glenn Jennings, spoke afterward about the flat atmosphere inside the arena and the sense that another attempt to settle the Tszyu-Zerafa rivalry had slipped away unresolved.<\/p>\n

Promoter George Rose declined to commit to a rematch, saying it was too early to make that decision, while acknowledging the disappointment felt by fans who had packed the venue and watched on pay-per-view.<\/p>\n

Whether Zerafa fights again remains uncertain. Fighters have walked away before and returned. But in a sport built on belief as much as results, this was the kind of night that lingers. The fight answered nothing, and the questions it left behind may prove harder to escape than any cut.<\/p>\n

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