Tim Tszyu defeats Jeff Horn: Round by round recap

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 03:33:40 MSK

In pre-fight build up it was made clear the winner of the all-Aussie brawl was immediately going to become the next WBO world title mandatory challenger for Patrick Texeira’s world championship belt — and the sheer class of Tszyu showed that he is ready for the step up to the top of the boxing world.

He outclassed Horn from the outset, winning every single round while calmly continuing his dominance in the later rounds when it became clear Horn was just holding on.

In the end the killer blows arrived in the eighth round.

Here’s how the carnage played out.

Round 1:

Tszyu tried to keep Horn at a distance but the Queenslander was intent on pushing forward, landing a left hand before Tszyu clipped him on the side of the head.

The youngster landed a couple of nice punches halfway through the round as his right hand made some sweet connections, while Horn was warned off attacking the back of the head.

Tszyu looked very composed while Horn was more frantic.

Round 2:

Tim Tszyu again enjoyed the better of the exchanges, landing jabs at will.

The referee also cautioned Horn about his wrestling tactics by holding onto Tszyu’s back.

The referee said: “All I’ve seen from you so far is wrestling. Knock this c**p off.”

Round 3:

Tszyu knocked Horn to the canvas multiple times in the third round as he caused an enormous amount of pain with his right hand.

Horn was in serious trouble as the young gun took complete control.

A left uppercut knocked Horn down late in the round before he was saved by the bell.

Round 4:

Tszyu continued to pile on the pain, walking forward and looking to finish the job.

Some powerful right hands and an uppercut made Horn’s life miserable and he was holding on for dear life.

It was all one-way traffic. Tszyu was cool as a cucumber while Horn was gassed.

“An unbelievable performance from Tim Tszyu so far,” commentator Ben Damon said.

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Tim Tszyu was far too strong.

Round 5:

Horn was trying everything he could to slow things down but nothing was stopping Tszyu.

He was putting on a masterclass, landing some brutal body blows that rattled the veteran.

Round 6:

Tszyu just missed with an uppercut early but he floored Horn 40 seconds before the bell.

The fight was looking like a complete mismatch at this point.

Round 7:

The plaudits kept coming for Tszyu in the seventh. He was cruising towards victory, knowing success was within reach as he kept picking Horn off every chance he got.

Round 8:

It was more of the same as Tszyu kept targeting the body. By the end of the round, Horn could go no longer, throwing in the towel to hand Tszyu the biggest win of his career.

THE CARD

Tim Tszyu defeated Jeff Horn via eighth round stoppage

Issac Hardman defeated Jamie Weetch via first round stoppage

Liam Wilson defeats Jackson Woods via second round stoppage

Shannon O‘Connell defeated Kylie Fulmer via seventh-round stoppage

Joel Camilleri defeated Adam Copland via unanimous decision (79-73 x 2, 78-73)

Ben Horn defeated Patrick Clark via unanimous decision (40-36 x 2, 39-37)

Jessica Cashman defeated Linn Sandstrom via unanimous decision (40-37, 39-37 x 2)

Vegas Larfiel defeated Ricky Hunt via first-round stoppage