Tim Tszyu made a statement by stopping former world champion Jeff Horn after the 8th round of a scheduled 10-round junior middleweight clash of popular Australian fighters at the Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Tszyu was dominant as he imposed his physicality early in the fight.
In round three, Tszyu dropped Horn with a left hand to the head.
In round six, Tszyu landed two hard right that backed Horn up. Tszyu followed up with a left to the body that put Horn down to a knee. Tszyu continued to beat up Horn as he started landing more crushing body shots and hard rights to the head. Finally Horn’s corner pulled their man from any more punishment following the 8th round.
Tszyu, 152 1/4 lbs is now 16-0 with 12 knockouts. Horn, 153 1/2 lbs is now 20-3-1.
Hardman stops Weetch in 1st
Issac Hardman stopped Jamie Weetch in the 1st round of their scheduled eight-round middleweight bout.
Hardman scored a vicious knockdown when he landed a perfect counter right to chin as Weetch was throwing a left hook. Weetch was hurt badly, but continued and ate a hard barrage of punches that was highlighted by two hard rights and lefts, and the fight was stopped as Weetch went down again as his corner threw in the towel at 2:20.
Hardman, 159 1/4 lbs is now 7-0 with six knockouts. Weetch, 159 1/4 lbs is 12-4.
Wilson stops Woods in 2
Liam Wilson remained undefeated by stopping Jackson Woods in round two of a scheduled eight-round lightweight contest.
After getting rocked in the opening seconds of the fight, Wilson came back in the round, and put Woods down with a hard right. In round two, it was an inside left hand to the body that put Woods down, and the fight was stopped at 2:42.
Wilson, 132 3/4 lbs is now 7-0 with five knockouts. Woods, 132 1/4 lbs is 4-2-1.
O’Connell stops Fulmer in 7
Shannon O’Connell stopped previously undefeated Kylie Fulmer in round seven of a scheduled eight-round super bantamweight fight.
In round five, Fulmer began to bleed from her nose. O’Connell dominated, and as the fight wore on continued to land heavy shots. In round seven, O’Connell landed a left hook that snapped the head of Fulmer and drove to the ropes, which held her up, and the fight was stopped at 29 seconds.
O’Connell, 121 lbs is 19-6-1 with 10 knockouts. Fulmer, 122 lbs is 7-1.
Camilleri decisions Copland
Joel Camilleri won a eight-round unanimous decision over Adam Copland in a middleweight bout.
In round two, Camilleri landed a big right that hurt Copland A follow up right put Copland on the canvas.
Camilleri, 158 1/4 lbs won by scores of 79-73 twice and 78-73 and is now 19-6-1. Copland, 159 1/2 lbs is 5-2.
