Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov talked about the defeat of Russian-Australian boxer Tim Tszyu in his fight with American Sebastian Fundora. In a comment to socialbites.ca, Provodnikov called on Tszyu to draw the right conclusions and come back even stronger.
“This is just a defeat, not fatal. Only if Tim comes to the right conclusions will he realize what he did wrong. First of all, it all depends on Tim and what analysis he will do after the fight.
For me, defeats have always been a test of character. Winning is always easy and being a champion is nice. And defeats test whether you are a true champion. Only true champions rise from failure. This is a test for Tim, let’s see how it goes. And there is nothing terrible in defeat. I only wish Tim good health and hope he comes back better and stronger. Therefore, defeats are also a part of life,” said Provodnikov.
Tszyu lost to Fundora by split decision, losing his first WBO world champion belt in the middleweight category. This defeat was the first in his professional career for the son of the legendary Kostya Tszyu. He also has 24 wins, 17 of which are knockouts.
Tszyu before stated About his intention to conquer the United States.