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One of the most interesting units in Australian combat sports, Nikita Tszyu has claimed his 10th consecutive win overnight.
The generational boxer forced a shift in momentum during his fight against fellow Sydney boy Koen Mazoudier, fishing the match with a TKO in the ninth of their 10-round super welterweight bout at Sydney’s International Convention Centre last night.
After eight rounds and some heavy blows, Nikita Tszyu appeared exhausted from the heavy blows coming his way, but soon rose back to life like his WWW hero ‘The Undertaker’.
With ten straight wins, Nikita has earned a reputation as one of the great Australian fighters in his own right – seperate from the impressive records of both his brother Tim – and father Kostya.
However, Nikita also appears to be his own man outside of the ring as well.
Unlike his introverted father, and straight-laced sibling. Nikita is an unashamedly weird cat. His outspoken love of post-match noodle soup and hardstyles music differs greatly from not only his family members but also the boxing world in general.
In 2022, The Betoota Advocate reported that Nikita Tzsyu had rushed home from a boxing match to watch nature documentaries, only after landing 93 body shots on Ben Horn in 6 rounds.
At the time, it was reported that the entire Tszyu camp were escorted through to the stadium’s tradesmen’s exits by venue security, to ensure that a victorious Nikita was home in time to watch the latest episode of the new David Attenborough programme, Prehistoric Planet.
Last night was no different, with Nikita opting to skip all after-party celebrations at the Star Casino, and instead head straight to the Haymarket TimeZone video game arcade.
Starting with two hours on his beloved ‘Dance Rush’ – Nikita appeared to have found yet another second wind of energy, before darting outside for a quick Chinatown noodle soup on Dixon street, only to return for another couple hours of Time Crisis.
All in all, Nikita spent 7 hours at the arcade, completely sober and alone – in what he described as terrific fun.
At time of press, Team Tszyu had asked The Betoota Advocate if we knew of anyone who could organise some whale watching charter or tarot card readings for the 26-year-old.
