Townsville wins battle to host Horn boxing blockbuster
Townsville has won the battle to stage the super welterweight showdown between Australian boxers Jeff Horn and Tim Tsyzu.
Former WBO welterweight champion Horn and world-rated junior middleweight Tszyu will clash in a 10-round bout at Queensland Country Bank Stadium on April 22, with the winner expected to land a world title shot.
The stadium, which is home to the Cowboys and can hold 25,000 people, fended off the competition of several other venues to secure the āRumble on the Reefā.
Queenslander Horn (20-2-1) avenged his defeat to Michael Zerafa with a thrilling win in December, while Sydney-sider Tszyu (15-0-0) extended his perfect record with a fourth-round stoppage against Jack Brubaker two weeks earlier.
Horn has agreed to drop his rematch clause, while Tsyzu has relented on his original demands for a 12-round bout.
Some have suggested it is too soon in Tszyuās career for him to fight the vastly more experienced Horn, but the unbeaten 25-year-old says he is ready for a war.
āIām a warrior,ā Tszyu said.
āWeāre boxers, we have to be ready for a war. You have got to give everything. Youāve got to be ready to die in the ring. I donāt want to give predictions, but Iām coming to fight, Iām coming to win.ā
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The 32-year-old Horn, who has moved down from middleweight, says his superior experience will give him the advantage next month.
āHeāll be fighting out of his skin and so will I, so itās going to be a cracking fight.
āIāve got the experience in there to take away Timās tools and to get this victory. I donāt know how thatās going to happen, whether itās going to be a stoppage or not. Weāre always looking for a knockout, but a points victory is a victory.ā
ā AAP
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