Kostya Tszyu
Career, Record, Stats
Kostya Tszyu (Thunder from Down Under) is a 55-year-old retired Australian professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion with 5 world-title wins. In a career spanning 13 years, 3 months, and 3 days, Tszyu amassed a record of 31-2, which includes 25 wins via KO, 11 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2011.
Kostya Tszyu's Boxing Career
Kostya Tszyu was born in Serov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on September 19, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on March 1, 1992 against Darrell Hiles. Tszyu defeated Hiles via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tszyu became a world champion at the age of 25 after 13 professional fights. He challenged Jake Rodríguez for the IBF super-lightweight title and stopped the champion in the 6th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBC, WBA, and The Ring super-lightweight world titles as well — and undisputed at super-lightweight.
Tszyu's last fight was an 11th-round RTD loss to Ricky Hatton at age 35, on June 4, 2005, in which he lost his IBF and The Ring super-lightweight titles.
Some of Kostya Tszyu's best fights have been against Zab Judah, Sharmba Mitchell, Miguel Ángel González, Oktay Urkal, Roger Mayweather, Ben Tackie, and Julio César Chávez (HOFer). For a complete list of Tszyu's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Kostya Tszyu".
Tszyu has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Kostya Tszyu Losses".
Kostya Tszyu's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Jun 04, 2005 | 35 | 
Ricky Hatton 26 38-0 | loss | RTD 11 |
33 | Nov 06, 2004 | 35 | 
Sharmba Mitchell 34 55-3 | win | TKO 3 |
32 | Jan 19, 2003 | 33 | 
Jesse James Leija 36 43-5-2 | win | RTD 6 |
31 | May 18, 2002 | 32 | 
Ben Tackie 28 24-2 | win | UD 12 |
30 | Nov 03, 2001 | 32 | 
Zab Judah 24 27-0 | win | TKO 2 |
29 | Jun 23, 2001 | 31 | 
Oktay Urkal 31 28-0 | win | UD 12 |
28 | Feb 03, 2001 | 31 |
Sharmba Mitchell 30 47-2 | win | RTD 7 |
27 | Jul 29, 2000 | 30 | 
Julio César Chávez 38 103-4-2 | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Feb 12, 2000 | 30 |  Ahmed Santos | win | TKO 8 |
25 | Aug 21, 1999 | 29 | 
Miguel Angel Gonzalez 28 43-1-1 | win | TKO 10 |
24 | Nov 28, 1998 | 29 | Diosbelys Hurtado | win | TKO 5 |
23 | Aug 15, 1998 | 28 | 
Rafael Ruelas 27 52-3 | win | TKO 9 |
22 | Apr 05, 1998 | 28 | Calvin Grove | win | KO 1 |
21 | Dec 06, 1997 | 28 | Ismael Armando Chaves | win | TKO 3 |
20 | May 31, 1997 | 27 | 
Vince Phillips 33 35-3 | loss | TKO 10 |
19 | Jan 18, 1997 | 27 | Leonardo Mas | nc | NA
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18 | Sep 14, 1996 | 26 | Jan Piet Bergman | win | KO 6 |
17 | May 24, 1996 | 26 | Corey Johnson | win | KO 4 |
16 | Jan 20, 1996 | 26 | Hugo Pineda | win | TKO 11 |
15 | Jun 25, 1995 | 25 | 
Roger Mayweather 34 54-11 | win | UD 12 |
14 | Jan 28, 1995 | 25 | Jake Rodríguez | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Aug 29, 1994 | 24 | Pedro Sanchez | win | TKO 4 |
12 | May 02, 1994 | 24 | Angel Hernandez | win | RTD 7 |
11 | Jan 11, 1994 | 24 | Hector Lopez | win | UD 10 |
10 | Aug 23, 1993 | 23 | 
Livingstone Bramble 32 34-11-3 | win | UD 10 |
9 | Jun 18, 1993 | 23 | Robert Rivera | win | KO 1 |
8 | May 14, 1993 | 23 | Larry LaCoursiere | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jan 30, 1993 | 23 | Steve Larrimore | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Nov 13, 1992 | 23 | Sammy Fuentes | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Sep 11, 1992 | 22 | Daniel Ricardo Cusato | win | TKO 7 |
4 | Jul 23, 1992 | 22 | 
Juan Laporte 32 37-11-1 | win | UD 10 |
3 | May 07, 1992 | 22 | Tony Jones | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Apr 02, 1992 | 22 | Nedrick Simmons | win | KO 1 |
1 | Mar 01, 1992 | 22 | Darrell Hiles | win | TKO 1 |