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Tim Tszyu closes in on world title shot with fourth-round knockout of Jack Brubaker

After dominating Brubaker, title shot could be next for Tim Tszyu

By Anthony Cocks

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Tim Tszyu 15-0 (11) left no doubt that he is the preeminent junior middleweight in Australia with a systematic beatdown of ‘Gelignite’ Jack Brubaker 16-3-2 (8) at the ICC Exhibition Centre in Sydney on Friday night.

 

The 25-year-old Sydneysider controlled the all the action, landing hard shots to the body and head of Brubaker before the Cronulla brawler’s trainer Jeff Fenech mercifully threw in the towel at 1:31 of the fourth-round.

 

“That was just a warm-up. I’m just getting started," said IBF number seven and WBO number 12 ranked Tszyu.

 

"We want world titles and we want them in Sydney.

 

"There’s always room for improvement. I got hit a few times, but I think I’m getting better."

 

Tszyu was able to stave off Brubaker’s early advances, showing remarkable accuracy with lead left hooks, right crosses and uppercuts. By the third round he was digging to the body with bad intentions, opening up power shots to the head.

 

Brubaker, 28, was magnanimous in defeat.

 

"All credit to Tim he’s a big strong boy. He’s class and I’m looking forward to saying I shared the ring with him," Brubaker said.

 

"I only had a short time with Jeff, but I knew I had to go to Jeff to take the next step in my career. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the best camp but no excuses."

 

Former three-weight world champion Fenech – who was forced to undergo heart surgery during training camp in Thailand – said it was his obligation to protect his fighter, whether he liked it or not.

 

"This kid has been in wars and I wanted to look after him," Fenech said. "He didn’t want me to throw the towel in. He’d still be fighting now.

 

“Jack will go back to welterweight and Tim’s the champion at junior middle and he deserves to be."

 

Fenech, who shared a trainer in Johnny Lewis with Kostya Tszyu, highlighted the younger Tszyu’s potential.

 

“If he can be half as good as his dad, he’ll be one of the best Australia’s ever produced,” he said.

 

Earlier in the night Kiwi cruiserweight David ‘The Great White’ Light 15-0 (9) stopped former world title challenger Trent Broadhurst 22-4 (14) in the third round.

 

Queensland’s Broadhurst, 31, appeared to suffer a ruptured eardrum in the second frame, with Light sending him to the canvas twice during the round.

 

Round three didn’t get any better for Broadhurst, who was down twice more before referee John Cauchi waved off the fight at the 2:36 mark.

 

In the post-fight interview WBO number 14 contender Light, 28, called for a fight with undefeated Australian southpaw and WBO number 13 Jai Opetaia 19-0 (15).

 

In an upset, super featherweight Bruno Tarimo 25-2-1 (5) outworked Nathaniel ‘Cheeky’ May 21-3 (12) to secure a 10-round unanimous decision by scores of 98-92, 97-93 and 98-92.

 

Tarimo is a stablemate of super flyweight and bantamweight contenders Andrew and Jason Moloney.

 

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