Tim Tszyu defeated Denis Nuria and won the WBO title.

On April 5, former world boxing champion Tim Tszyu, the son of Russian boxer Konstantin Tszyu, won the belt of the international champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in the weight category up to 72.6 kg.

In a duel held in Wollongong, Australia, he inflicted the first defeat in his career to the Albanian Denis Nuriu. The victory was awarded to Tszyu by unanimous decision of the judges.

After this success, the 31-year-old boxer has 27 wins (18 by knockout) and three defeats. For Tszyu, this is the third victory in the last four meetings, complements "Газета.Ru ".

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Last December, Tim Tszyu defeated American Anthony Velasquez by unanimous decision in a fight in Sydney. The fight lasted all 10 scheduled rounds, and all three judges gave Tszyu victory with a score of 100-90.

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