On March 12, in Sydney (Australia), an interim WBO junior middleweight title will be contested – local challenger Tim Tszyu (21-0, 15 KOs) will fight with former WBC American champion Tony Harrison (29-3-1, 21 KOs) .
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toldwhy he gave the go-ahead for the away fight: “I was offered a fight with one of the tops of the division, one of the strongest in this weight. And I’m like, “Damn, how could there be a better chance to prove that there is no one stronger than me in this weight?” And after defeating Tim, I will get the only fighter I am chasing – Jermell Charlo. And that’s it. Immediately after Charlo, I exit the game. Yes, you understood me correctly. I need Charlo to prove to everyone that he didn’t beat me in a rematch. That I was stupid and gave him the victory.
Harrison and Charlo had met twice before, and for Jermell, both fights were extremely difficult. In 2018, he controversially lost his WBC belt to a compatriot, and 12 months later pulled out a victory by late knockout.
Immediately after that, Charlo held two unifications – first he beat Jason Rosario (WBA Super / IBF), and then knocked out Brian Castagno (WBO) on the second attempt, becoming the absolute world champion.
Charlo was supposed to hold the debut defense of all belts against Tszyu, but broke his arm, the fight was canceled.
