Record details

Kostya TSZYU

"Thunder from Down Under"

Super-Lightweight

Male

(Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu)
(Константин Борисович Цзю)
Australia, Sydney, New South Wales
Born: September 19, 1969, Serov, Russia, Soviet Union
son of a Korean (paternal)–Mongol (maternal) father and a Russian mother
Height: 5ft 7in, mt 1,69

(Became Australian citizen in 1993)

Amateur Results


1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Seoul, South Korea, Olympic Games preliminaries, 60 kg
+ Sept. 19	Leopoldo Cantancio	Seoul, South Korea	WKO 1
+ Sept. 23	Sean Knight	Seoul, South Korea	WRSCH 1
- Sept. 25	Andreas Zuelow (GER)	Seoul, South Korea	LPTS 3:2

1989
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Athens, Greece, European Championships gold medal, 60 kg
+ May 29	Andreas Zuelow (GER)	Athens, Greece	WPTS 3:2
+ May 31	George Cramne (SWE)	Athens, Greece	WPTS 5:0
+ June 2	Dave Anderson	Athens, Greece	WWO
+ June 3	Daniel Dumitrescu (OMA)	Athens, Greece	WPTS 4:1
Moscow, Soviet Union, World Championships bronze medal, 60 kg
+ Sept. 25	Mark Ramsey	Moscow, Soviet Union	WPTS 22:3
+ Sept. 27	Bo Espensen	Moscow, Soviet Union	WRSCH 2
- Sept. 29	Andreas Zuelow (GER)	Moscow, Soviet Union	LPTS 17:14


1990 No results recorded

1991
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Gothenburg, Sweden, European Championships gold medal, 63,500 kg
+ May 7	James Pender	Gothenburg, Sweden	WPTS 21:0
+ May 9	Darren McCarrick	Gothenburg, Sweden	WRSC 1
+ May 10	Attila Arslan	Gothenburg, Sweden	WRSC 2
+ May 11	Vukasin Dobrasinovic	Gothenburg, Sweden	WPTS 26:6
+ May 12	Andreas Zuelow (GER)	Gothenburg, Sweden	WPTS 33:11
Sydney, Australia, World Championships gold medal, 63,500 kg
+ Nov. 17	Abertano Caballero	Sydney, Australia	WRSC 2
+ Nov. 19	Anibal Acevedo (PUR)	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 29:10
+ Nov. 21	Moses James (CAN)	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 25:4
+ Nov. 23	Vernon Forrest (GEO)	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 32:9

Professional record


1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 1	Darrell Hiles	Melbourne, Australia	TKO 1
+ Apr. 2	Nedrick Simmons	Sydney, Australia	KO 1
+ May 7	Tony Jones	Sydney, Australia	TKO 2
+ July 23	Juan La Porte	Sydney, Australia	W 10
+ Sept. 11	Daniel Ricardo Cusato	Sydney, Australia	TKO 7
+ Nov. 13	Sammy Fuentes	Melbourne, Australia	TKO 1

1993
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 30	Steve Larrimore	Memphis, United States	TKO 2
+ May 14	Larry LaCoursiere	Newcastle, Australia	TKO 1
+ June 18	Robert Rivera	Newcastle, Australia	KO 1
+ Aug. 23	Livingstone Bramble	Newcastle, Australia	W 10

1994
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 11	Hector Lopez	Tampa, United States	W 10
+ May 2	Angel Hernandez	Newcastle, Australia	TKO 7
+ Aug. 29	Pedro Sanchez	Melbourne, Australia	TKO 4

1995
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 28	Jake Rodriguez	Las Vegas, United States	TKO 6
IBF Super-Lightweight Title
+ June 25	Roger Mayweather	Newcastle, Australia	W 12
IBF Super-Lightweight Title

1996
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 20	Hugo Pineda	Sydney, Australia	TKO 11
IBF Super-Lightweight Title
+ May 24	Corey Johnson	Sydney, Australia	KO 4
IBF Super-Lightweight Title
+ Sept. 14	Jan Piet BERGMAN	Newcastle, Australia	KO 6
IBF Super-Lightweight Title

1997
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Jan. 18	Leonardo Mas	Las Vegas, United States	NC 1
IBF Super-Lightweight Title
- May 31	Vince Phillips	Atlantic City, United States	TKO by 10
IBF Super-Lightweight Title
+ Dec. 6	Ismael Armando Chaves	Townsville, Australia	TKO 3

1998
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 5	Calvin Grove	Newcastle, Australia	KO 1
+ Aug. 15	Rafael Ruelas	El Paso, United States	TKO 9
+ Nov. 28	Diosbelys Hurtado	Indio, United States	TKO 5
vacant WBC interim Super-Lightweight Title

1999
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Aug. 21	Miguel Angel Gonzalez	Miami, United States	TKO 10
vacant WBC Super-Lightweight Title

2000
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 12	Ahmed Santos	Uncasville, United States	TKO 8
WBC Super-Lightweight Title
+ July 29	Julio Cesar CHAVEZ	Phoenix, United States	TKO 6
WBC Super-Lightweight Title

2001
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 3	Sharmba Mitchell	Las Vegas, United States	TKO 7
WBC and WBA Super-Lightweight Titles
+ June 23	Oktay Urkal	Uncasville, United States	W 12
WBC and WBA Super-Lightweight Titles
+ Nov. 3	Zab Judah	Las Vegas, United States	TKO 2
WBC, WBA and IBF Super-Lightweight Titles

2002
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 18	Ben Tackie	Las Vegas, United States	W 12
WBC, WBA and IBF Super-Lightweight Titles

2003
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 19	Jesse James Leija	Melbourne, Australia	TKO 6
WBC, WBA and IBF Super-Lightweight Titles

2004
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 6	Sharmba Mitchell	Phoenix, United States	TKO 3
IBF Super-Lightweight Title

2005
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- June 4	Ricky Hatton	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO by 11
IBF Super-Lightweight Title