Nikita Tszyu is an Australian professional boxer. He is the son of former world champion boxer Kostya Tszyu and brother of

Tim Tszyu Timofei Konstantinovich Tszyu (born 2 November 1994) is an Australian professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) light-middleweight title since September 2023. He is the son of former light-welterweight world champi ...

Early life

Tszyu was born in

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, to Russian parents. His father Kostya is of ethnic Russian, Korean and Mongolian descent and his mother Natasha Anikina is of ethnic Russian descent. His father, Kostya, is a former undisputed light-welterweight champion and his brother, Tim, is also a professional boxer. After winning the junior national championship on occasions, Tszyu quit boxing at the age of 16 to focus on his schooling. Following high school graduation at Newington College in 2015, he enrolled in a Bachelor of Architectural Design at the

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and worked in the industry for multiple years before returning to boxing at the age of 23.

Professional boxing career

Tszyu made his professional boxing debut against Aaron Stahl in March 2022 at

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and was victorious via

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(TKO) in the second round. His professional debut took place almost exactly 30 years after his father's first professional fight. Tszyu faced Mason Smith on 11 May 2022. He won the bout via technical knockout in the first round. Tszyu faced Ben Horn on 20 July 2022. He won the bout via unanimous decision Tszyu faced Darkon Dryden on 8 October 2022. He won the bout via corner retirement in the third round. Tszyu faced Bo Belbin on 12 March 2023. He won the bout via technical knockout in the fourth round. Tszyu faced Benjamin Bommber on 24 May 2023. He won the bout via technical knockout in the first round. Tszyu faced Jack Brubaker on 24 August 2023. He won the bout via technical knockout in the sixth round. Tszyu defeated Dylan Biggs on 22 November 2023 to win the Australian super welterweight title. Tszyu is scheduled to defend his Australian super welterweight title against Danilo Creati on April 24, 2024 in Sydney, Australia.

Professional boxing record

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