Sport Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Followed categories will be added to My News. Tim Tszyu has apologised to Australia for his shock world title defeat to Bakhram Murtazaliev and says he wants to reconnect with his Aussie fans before launching another mission to climb boxing’s mountain.
Speaking publicly for the first time since that title defeat, Tszyu told this masthead he spent the night after the fight vomiting and suffering concussion symptoms for the first time in his career after he was knocked down four times en route to a third-round knockout. BOXING: INOUE VS GOODMAN | TUE 24 DEC 7PM AEDT | Australia’s Sam Goodman is set for a blockbuster Christmas Eve fight against undefeated Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue in Tokyo | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports. In a raw sit-down interview, the 30-year-old also revealed his fiancee, Alex, was subjected to vile abuse following the defeat and said he has barely spoken about boxing with his team in the seven weeks that followed.
Tszyu has kept a low profile since the second loss of his career, but has a simple message for Australia. Tim Tszyu has apologised to Australia for his world title loss. Picture: Getty Images “I let a lot of people down,” he said.
“We’re all in this journey together, and so many people are invested in me emotionally and it was such a let down on my behalf. “In training camp, I was on top of the world, but I came in reckless and I let a lot of people down. “It wasn’t.
