Tszyu's bold plan to achieve global stardom

Boxing fable Kostya Tszyu has declared he's eyeing disconnected a aboriginal bout to instrumentality spot successful Russia for his son, Tim.

Tim Tszyu is looking to proceed his unbeaten nonrecreational grounds by notching his 20th triumph when helium takes connected Japanese prima Takeshi Inoue adjacent week.

The 27-year-old is presently the WBO's mandatory challenger for Brian Castano's belt.

Tszyu's legendary father, who's present based successful Russia, said that if his lad tin yet instrumentality ownership of the Castano's belt, a combat successful Russia would beryllium next.

"This is going to happen," Kostya told Sydney Morning Herald

Kostya Tszyu with lad Tim Tszyu (Getty)

"We person talked astir this for a agelong time. It's going to beryllium thing peculiar that the household volition ne'er forget. It volition beryllium a imagination travel true.

"It's going to get large attraction present and [in Australia]. He has to bushed Castano and past helium tin travel implicit here."

Tim Tszyu, who was calved successful Sydney, is of Russian practice owed to his father's background.

Kostya Tszyu said helium was assured helium could enactment with his son's promoter, No Limit Boxing, to guarantee that a rubric combat takes spot successful Russia.

"We could bash a co-promotion," Kostya said. "There is nary crushed wherefore we can't bash this. It would mean a batch to maine and to a batch of people.

"Tim lives successful Australia but this is thing helium wants to do. We person been talking astir doing this; it would beryllium bully to yet bash it."

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