On October 15, 2023, Tim Tszyu (23-0, 17 KOs), the super-welterweight WBO champion, defends his title against American challenger, Brian Mendoza (22-2, 16 KOs).
Tim Tszyu is coming in to the fight on a 23-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Carlos Ocampo, 3 months and 27 days ago. Brian Mendoza is on a 3-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, with his last fight being a 7th round KO win over Sebastian Fundora, 6 months and 7 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Tim Tszyu at 99-1 winning odds. Brian Mendoza really doesn't have much to present against Tszyu.
Tim Tszyu defeated Brian Mendoza via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO super-welterweight title — in his first world-title fight. Tszyu improves his record to 24-0, while Mendoza adds a loss to his record at 22-3.