Tszyu retained his WBO Global and WBO Asia-Pacific super-welterweight titles and won convincingly on pointsIt was his first real test against a world ranked opponent and further pushed his claims for a title shot at WBO champion Brian Castano's belt.
"A one-sided demonstration that he is ready for the world title scene" wrote senior boxing journalist for Sky Sports James Dielhenn. "In Tszyu's case, he looked cautious and loaded up on body shots and threw jabs to the head," Aronow pointed out. While there's always going to be a mixed reaction to a 12-round decision win, it's clear the US is very in tune with Tszyu's career.
Speaking on last night's Main Event fight coverage, Kent spoke of a conversation he had with legend Jeff Fenech after a recent trip to the US.