Boxing LIVE updates: Tim Tszyu takes on American Errol Spence in Sydney
The Australian boxing event featuring Tim Tszyu and Errol Spence proceeded despite earlier disruptions. Visa issues forced Jermall Charlo out of his scheduled fight and a weight miss led to the cancellation of the Liam Wilson versus Stephen Fulton Jr. bout. Tszyu and Spence successfully made weight, allowing their match to go ahead.
- ▪Jermall Charlo was denied an Australian visa, cancelling his 10-round super middleweight bout against Koen Mazoudier.
- ▪Liam Wilson's fight with Stephen Fulton Jr. was cancelled after Fulton significantly missed the agreed weight limit of 60.3kg.
- ▪Tim Tszyu and Errol Spence weighed in without incident, enabling their bout to take place.
- ▪The event was initially promoted as the greatest boxing card ever assembled on Australian soil.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 24 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Live: Tim Tszyu takes on Errol Spence Jnr in Sydney — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Errol Spence Jr. vs. Tim Tszyu: Picks, predictions... — ESPN — Top
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11.17amThe greatest card ever assembled on Australian soil?By That’s how this fight card was being promoted when it was first announced. Unfortunately, that’s no longer the case after some late withdrawals. The first setback was American Jermall Charlo, who was denied an Australian visa, causing the cancellation of his scheduled 10-round super middleweight bout against Australian Koen Mazoudier.And then yesterday, another drama - the bout between Aussie Liam Wilson and Stephen Fulton Jnr was cancelled because the latter badly missed the weight limit.Tim Tsszyu arrives at the venue with his grandfather, Boris.No Limit BoxingFulton was taking the mickey; the agreed weight was increased to 60.3kg to accommodate the American, but he was still well over when he stood on the scales.“This feels…
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