The Australian is the No. 1 mandatory contender for Castaño’s WBO super welterweight belt and is one of just a few boxers who could fight the unified champion later this year.

“Castaño can make things rough – he’s unpredictable – whereas Charlo is more of a classical type of boxer,” Tszyu told Main Event’s Ben Damon.

“I’m not expecting anything spectacular from Charlo – he will use his jab – and I think he will probably get the points win without looking too amazing.”

And the payday would be massive if Tszyu does get to fight the winner, although a bout with Englishman Liam Smith appears a more likely next-step.

Tszyu’s promoter George Rose told The Sun-Herald in April he would be prepared to spend $10 million to land a fight with either Charlo or Castaño.

Triple world champion Charlo fights for an undisputed global super welterweight title on Sunday when he faces Argentina’s Castaño at San Antonio, Texas.

The fight will mark the first time all four major 154-pound crowns — Charlo’s WBA, WBC and IBF titles and Castaño’s WBO belt — will be up for grabs at the same time.

Charlo (34-1 with 18 knockouts) won his WBC crown over fellow American Tony Harrison in December 2019 — avenging his only career loss — and took the others last September with an eighth-round knockout of Dominican Jeison Rosario.

Charlo is willing to put all his titles on the line in his fight against Castaño.

“My experience inside and outside of the ring has all led up to this,” he said.

“Now is the time for me to put it all on the line.

“This is huge. It’s a legacy fight for me and I’m ready for it.

“This is a major fight because it’s history for me … the belts and the money are not on my mind. What’s on my mind is the legacy.”

Castaño (17-0 with one drawn and 12 knockouts) defeated Brazil’s Patrick Teixeira by unanimous decision last February to claim the WBO crown.

“This is the fight of my life,” Castaño said.

“I’m out for glory. I want to be the first in history to be undisputed champion at 154 pounds in the four-belt era. This will be the hardest fight of my career.”

Making the fight even more intriguing is the belief that if Charlo wins, he will relinquish his four titles and move up to the middleweight division, where his twin brother Jermall Charlo hold the WBC title.

Tszyu vs Gausha live stream : Top super welterweight contender and rising star Tim Tszyu will make his long-awaited U.S. debut when he takes on U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha in a 12-round showdown that headlines action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, March 26 from The Armory in Minneapolis in a Premier Boxing Champions event.

Tszyu’s (20-0, 15 KO) fight with Gausha (22-2-1, 11 KO) will proceed as planned, as will Michel Rivera’s (22-0, 14 KO) catchweight battle with the freefalling Joseph Adorno (14-0-2, 12 KO). One adjustment from the original lineup has been made, however; Yoelvis Gomez was forced out of his planned bout with Jorge Cota, so Elvis Rodriguez (12-1-1, 11 KO) will open the show against Juan Jose Velasco (23-2, 14 KO). Rodriguez bounced back from an upset loss to Kenneth Sims Jr. by knocking out unbeaten Juan Pablo Romero in November, while Velasco is 3-0 since consecutive knockout losses to Regis Prograis and Mario Barrios.

It’s a very solid lineup that’s presently running unopposed; the other major shows on that date, Martinez-Warrington 2 and Riakoprhe-Jumah, both air during British primetime.

“I’m very excited to be fighting in the U.S., especially on SHOWTIME, where my dad was featured for most of his career,” said Tszyu. “I’m proud and excited to continue on the Tszyu name with SHOWTIME. Once I take care of Gausha, I will be coming for the title.”

“I’ve been ready for this fight for a long time,” said Gausha. “I came into this game to be a world champion and fight the best. I expect Tim to come in great shape and I’ll also come in my best shape to put on a great fight for the fans. My coaches are getting me prepared perfectly for the kind of fight I need to put on so that I can leave the ring victorious.”

Tim Tszyu’s next opponent will be Japan’s Takeshi Inoue.

It’s a fight that could ultimately cost the Australian a shot at the world title so it will be all on the line when the bout gets underway on 17 November at a venue yet to be announced.

Tim Tszyu will face Takeshi Inoue on Wednesday 17th November 2021 at Gold Coast Convention Centre in Queensland.

The fight will be contested over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Tszyu, who resides in Sydney, Australia, is the mandatory challenger to face WBO titleholder Brian Castano, who could face Ring Magazine champion Jermell Charlo later this year or in early 2022. Both fought to a split-decision draw on July 17.

Inoue (17-1, 10 KOs) is a high-volume fighter, as was the case in his clash against then-WBO junior middleweight titleholder Jaime Munguia in January 2019. Inoue suffered the only loss of his career at the hands of Munguia.

The 31-year-old, who resides in Tokyo, has won his last four bouts after the loss to Munguia. In his last bout on November 7, Inoue defeated Nath Nwachukwu by unanimous decision over eight rounds.

TSZYU VS INOUE STATS

Tim Tszyu steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Takeshi Inoue will make his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Tszyu has advantage in power over Inoue, with a 79% knock out percentage over Inoue’s 59%.

Tim Tszyu is the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Both Tim Tszyu vs Takeshi Inoue fight out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu is the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 year and 4 months later than Inoue, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 31 less professional rounds, 83 to Inoue’s 114.

Tim Tszyu goes into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF and 6 by the RING at super welterweight.

Takeshi Inoue is currently ranked number 7 by the WBO and 15 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

TSZYU VS INOUE FORM

Tszyu remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Steve Spark on 7th July 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, New South Wales, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beat Dennis Hogan on 31st March 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales.

Going into that contest, he had won against Bowyn Morgan on 16th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales.

Before that, he had beat Jeff Horn on 26th August 2020 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Queensland.

He had defeated Jack Brubaker on 6th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

Inoue has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he won against Cheng Su on 18th January 2020 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jaime Munguia on 26th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Houston, Texas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yuki Nonaka on 26th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had defeated Niwat Kongkan on 10th November 2017 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

Hehad beat Riku Nagahama on 10th August 2017 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

ACTIVITY CHECK

In terms of recent activity, Tim Tszyu has been fighting more than Takeshi Inoue.

Tim Tszyu last fought 2 months and 21 days ago, while Takeshi Inoue’s last outing was 1 year, 8 months and 10 days ago.

Tszyu’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Inoue’s last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

WHAT TIME DOES TSZYU VS INOUE START?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia, which is 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

WHAT WERE THE ODDS ON TSZYU VS INOUE?

Takeshi Inoue is currently (+100) to win the bout outright, while you can get (+100) on Tim Tszyu if you fancy the incredible upset.

Australian boxer Tim Tszyu has put stars of Supercars through their paces in a vigorous training session.

Tickford Racing duo Cameron Waters and Jack Le Brocq joined Shell V-Power Racing Team’s Anton De Pasquale for a boxing session at Tszyu’s Sydney-based gym on Tuesday.

The trio underwent intense strength and conditioning drills and sparring exercises led by 19-time winner Tszyu.

Tim Tszyu’s upcoming November 17 fight against Takeshi Inoue has found a new venue, after Queensland’s COVID-19 restrictions forced the bout out of the state.

We are excited to announce the new venue for Tim Tszyu vs Takeshi Inoue is Sydneys, Qudos Bank Arena 🏟 on Wednesday, 17th of November 🔥

Pre-sale access & exclusive event information:https://t.co/oExpvyO7J2#teamtszyu #nolimitboxing #tszyuinoue pic.twitter.com/OzHGh2eFfe

— Tim Tszyu (@Tim_Tszyu) October 13, 2021

The Aussie superstar was due to take on Inoue at Gold Coast Convention Centre next month, but the fight has now been moved to Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Tszyu confirmed on social media on Wednesday night that the fight would now take place indoors in Sydney, as the city comes out of a lengthy lockdown period. No Limit boss George Rose confirmed the news of the move away from Queensland on Tuesday.

“The ongoing uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically the impact of hotel quarantine on the health and welfare of our fighters made it impossible for the fight to continue in Queensland,” Rose said.

“I want to stress that we are completely supportive of the hotel quarantine system and would like to specifically thank Queensland Health for doing all they could to make this fight happen on the Gold Coast.

“I would also like to thank Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate and the team at Major Events Gold Coast for their commitment and support of this event.

“I can promise everyone that No Limit Boxing will be back on the Gold Coast bigger and better than ever in 2022.”

Big-time boxing will return to the Gold Coast later this year when Australia’s golden boy of the ring Tim Tszyu takes on Takeshi Inoue on November 17.

The Gold Coast Convention Centre will play host to the fight which Tszyu admits is the biggest test of his career to date.

Tszyu is 19-0 in his professional career and has risen the super-welterweight ranks to put his name in world title contention.

As the current mandatory for Brian Castano’s WBO title, Tszyu could have sat out and waited for his shot, instead he’s taking on former world title challenger Inoue (17-1-1).

The pair faced off in a virtual press conference on Thursday, with both fighters promising fireworks.

“Tszyu is a very good fighter but I’m very confident in my ability,” Inoue said.

“This is an exciting opportunity for me to make a mark on the world stage and I truly believe I will finish Tszyu with a knock-out in this fight.”

Tszyu, who has finished his last five opponents, said he was keen to put on a show.

“Inoue is a very accomplished and talented fighter.  He is crafty in the ring and like all Japanese boxers, very brave,” Tszyu said.

“He will need to be though because I know he has never fought anyone like me before.

“I’m putting in the hard work now and come fight night, I’m going to be ready to show the world once again just what I can do.”

Despite spending plenty of time on the Gold Coast, it will be Tszyu’s first fight in Queensland since 2018.

“The Gold Coast is a sports-lovers paradise and we are delighted to have the opportunity to bring Tim Tszyu back for this blockbuster event,” No Limit Boxing’s George Rose said.

“Tim has a lot of fans in Queensland and with a large Japanese community also based in the Gold Coast region, this is certain to be one of the biggest events of the year.”

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate also spoke of his excitement about bringing the bout to boxing fans on the coast.

“We are a big events city and this fight fits the bill perfectly,” Tate said.

“Tim is our adopted son. He loves being on the Gold Coast when away from Sydney and he has established our city as his second training base.

“I applaud promoters and Major Events Gold Coast for bringing this mega fight together. I’ll be ringside when the bell rings.”

Tim Tszyu is back in the ring. The date when the Australian boxing star is set to throw punches next is Wednesday, November 17.

While No.1-ranked WBO junior middleweight contender is waiting for his opportunity to claim the world title, he faces No.7-ranked Takeshi Inoue of Japan. If successful, he is expected to challenge the winner of Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castano rematch.

Undefeated Tim Tszyu (19-0, 15 KOs) last fought in July, when he stopped Stevie Spark in the third round. Takeshi Inoue (17-1-1, 10 KOs) was in action last November when he scored a unanimous decision against Nath Nwachukwu.

The bout is reportedly scheduled for 10 rounds with WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Global super welterweight titles on the line.

Boxing fans can watch Tim Tszyu vs Takeshi Inoue live stream on Kayo. The start time is 7 pm AEST in Australia, which makes it 5 am ET / 2 am PT in the US, and 10 am BST in the UK.

Tszyu vs Inoue tickets and venue (reportedly in Queensland) information is expected to be announced shortly.

Here is the poster for Tim Tszyu vs Takeshi Inoue showdown on Nov 17 #TszyuInoue pic.twitter.com/uWv6gZMe25

— FIGHTMAG (@fightmag) September 19, 2021

The list of bouts featured on Tszyu vs Inoue undercard is also expected to follow in due course. Among the matchups, Wade Ryan (19-9, 7 KOs) and Ben Mahoney (11-0, 6 KOs) are expected to square off in a ten-rounder with a vacant IBO Intercontinental super welterweight title on the line.

Tszyu vs Inoue fight card

• Tim Tszyu vs. Takeshi Inoue, 10 rounds
• Wade Ryan vs. Ben Mahoney, 10 rounds

Tim Tszyu has finally secured a fight, stepping into the ring on November 17 to take on Takeshi Inoue.

No location has been set for the bout at this stage, though Queensland is currently in the box seat to host the event.

The 31-year-old Japanese fighter represents another step up in competition as Tszyu continues to make his case for a title shot.

Inoue (17-1-1), no relation to pound-for-pound no. 1 contender Naoya Inoue, is ranked seventh with the WBO, his only loss coming by decision to then-champion Jaime Munguia in a 2019 world title fight.

“I’ve finally got a world-rated opponent,” Tszyu tells Sporting News.

“That’s what I was looking for, someone not from Australia who’s been in there with a world champion before, which is going to be a good test.”

Already the mandatory challenger to Brian Castano’s WBO world title, Tszyu could have sat out and waited for the champ, instead he’s risking it all in order to keep active.

“Nah I’m not that type of guy. I like to fight and keep myself going,” he added.

Tszyu, 26, has put together an impressive 19-0 professional record, finishing his last six opponents and becoming the face of Australian boxing in the process.

Despite his profile at home, Tszyu has been unable to secure a fight with the big boys at super welterweight.

Castano and WBA, WBC and IBF champion Jermell Charlo recently fought to a draw in their title unification bout, not helping Tszyu’s chances of getting a shot at either.

Tszyu then appeared to be on track for a fight with former WBC champ Tony Harrison, but he says the American’s “unprofessional” team couldn’t get that one over the line.

With the Inoue bout now locked in, Tszyu says fans can expect fireworks.