Michael Zerafa’s hopes of ever squaring off with Tim Tszyu have been blown out of the water, together with his arch-rival’s camp declaring the Melbourne motor-mouth’s ship has sailed.
Zerafa as soon as once more referred to as out Tszyu after notching a routine TKO win over German Besir Ay at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday evening to maintain his dream alive of at some point preventing for a world title.
However Tszyu’s supervisor Glen Jennings says no sum of money would entice his celebrity cost into the ring with Zerafa and that he’d be higher off concentrating on Tszyu’s undefeated youthful brother Nikita.
Citing COVID-19 as an excuse, Zerafa was a late no-show for a slated grudge match with Tszyu in 2021.
Workforce Tszyu haven’t forgotten and have lengthy since moved on.
“I can inform you proper now, in Tim’s thoughts, there isn’t a greenback determine (on a combat with Zerafa),” Jennings mentioned.
“For Tim, it is a stand-your-ground level. It was simply the way it all went down.
“And folks can say, ‘Oh, , get previous it, this, that and the opposite’.
“Some individuals do. Tim’s chosen to maneuver on and go for increased ranges, and that is the place he is at.
“So it is actually not a query of ‘why will not he combat him (Zerafa)?’ It simply does not actually make a lot sense.”
After rising to changing into a world champion, earlier than relinquishing his WBO strap final 12 months in a bloody, merciless loss to Sebastian Fundora, Tszyu has greater fish to fry than Zerafa.
“Tim’s received his eye, , we have plans for Tim and there is a course of he is received to undergo now, and Michael does not characteristic in that,” Jennings mentioned.
“I can not ever say it might by no means, ever occur.
“It is likely to be the final combat of Tim’s profession, in the event that they’re nonetheless round. They is likely to be 50 years outdated.”
Jennings mentioned whereas the promoters may need a Tszyu versus Zerafa showdown, the previous WBO super-welterweight world champion has no urge for food for the match-up.
“That call was made in Newcastle method again and we have by no means budged from that,” Jennings mentioned.
“And there is at all times discuss that and No Restrict (Boxing) will say, sure, it may well occur.
“From our workforce, we are saying, ‘no’ and we keep on with that, and that is Tim’s ideas on it.
“He is moved on and I am positive Michael has too.
“But when there’s any probability of Michael s***-stirring a combat, he will do it, and we respect that.
“He had a superb win and congratulations to him and his workforce, and I hope he goes on to greater and higher issues.
“He might get his want to discover a Tszyu – however I feel it will be Nikita.”
