Fights
Scandal in Australia. The fight between Nikita Tszyu and Zerafa was declared invalid
On Friday, January 16, representatives of Australia met in the fight for the WBO International middleweight title (up to 72.6 kg) – Nikita Tszyu (11-0, 9 KOs) and Michael Zerafa (34–5, 22 knockouts).
In the first round, Zerafa successfully countered and defeated his opponent, who acted very carelessly and often forgot to defend, missing unnecessary blows.
Tszyu gradually took aim, seized the initiative and began to beat his compatriot both at long and close range. In one of the episodes, the boxers got into a fight.
Zerafa admitted that he was unable to continue the fight due to the interruption, which angered both his opponent and the fans who booed Michael. Nikita’s brother Tim Tszyu also did not stand aside and tried to sort out his relationship with Michael for a long time.
Considering that the collision was unintentional, the fight was declared invalid.
Nikita Tszyu (Australia) – Michael Zerafa (Australia) – NC 2
Zerafa says he can’t see after the head kick!
Stopped in the 3rd round, no contest between Tszyu and Zerafa in the main event.
— BOXING n BBQ (@BOXINGnBBQ) January 16, 2026
Tim Tszyu tells Michael Zerafa exactly what happened after his decision to quit against Nikita Tszyu in the 2nd round; This infuriates the Australian crowd and the Tszyu family. 😡😡😡😡🇦🇺😡😡😡😡#Boxing #TimTszyu #TszyuZerafa #NoLimitBoxing #BoxingFightZone #RedCornerBoxing… pic.twitter.com/FU5JH9LnFY
— Jam RedCornerBoxing (@jamsboxingchat) January 16, 2026
‼️NO COMPETITION‼️
Michael Zerafa appears to tell the referee that he can’t see due to blood from a small cut.
The contest against Nikita Tszyu was canceled in Round 2 and called a no contest.
🔗Full report: https://t.co/TcfVTLcwp5 pic.twitter.com/lAAGP6dz72
— BoxingScene.com (@boxingscene) January 16, 2026
Source: Sport UA
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Fights
The UFC confirmed the fight between Walker, who confessed his love for Russia, and the Pole Tybura.
Brazilian fighter Walter Walker will fight against Pole Marcin Tybura at the UFC tournament in Seattle on March 28, the promotion’s press service reports.
Tybura and Walker are ranked 10th and 14th in the UFC heavyweight rankings, respectively.
In the last fight, Walker defeated Louis Sutherland and set a UFC record – the Brazilian won four fights in a row with a painful heel hold. In total, he has 15 wins and 1 loss in his career. Tybura has 27 wins and 10 losses.
Walker is a native of Brazil who moved to Russia in 2019. In July, after winning the UFC tournament in Nashville, Walker addressed the fans in Russian and declared his love for Russia.
Watch live broadcasts of UFC tournaments on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
The fight between Australian boxer Nikita Tszyu and his compatriot Michael Zerafa was declared invalid due to Zerafa’s injury.
The fight for the WBO International middleweight belt took place in Brisbane (Australia). The fight was stopped in the second round by the ring doctor due to a cut near Zerafa’s eye, which he received as a result of an accidental clash of heads. According to the media, the audience greeted the decision to interrupt the fight with a disapproving roar.
Tszyu is 27 years old; in the professional ring he previously won 11 victories in 11 fights (9 by knockout). The 33-year-old Zerafa has 34 victories, five defeats and one declared void fight (against Tszyu).
Nikita Tszyu is the son of former absolute world welterweight champion Konstantin Tszyu.
Source: Sportbox
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January 17 Ukrainian heavyweight Victor Vykhrist He will fight his 18th fight in the professional ring with Macedonian Todorce Tsvetkov in Germany. This will be a title fight for the vacant WBO Intercontinental belt.
Viktor Vykhrist spoke exclusively to Sport.ua about the latest news from the training camp:
“My promoters announced this fight only a few days ago. So there was no time to recover. It helped me to be in the necessary tone, because I had been preparing for more than a month for the ratings fight, which was supposed to take place in Oberhausen on January 10, but it fell through.
I had to quickly watch the video recordings of the last fights in which Tsvetkov participated, who tried to act quickly and threw a lot of punches. It is important to choose the right tactic to prevent your opponent from using his trump cards and forcing him into a mistake.
The fight will take place in Flensburg, not far from Hamburg, where I hold my training camp. Ten tours are planned. I am ready and there is no problem with motivation,” Vykhrist said.
Source: Sport UA
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