Just like that, Australia has the fight it’s been calling for.

Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu will get in the ring in April, and fight for the right to be considered the No. 1 boxer in the country.

First reported by The Daily Telegraph, foxsports.com.au can confirm the biggest match-up in Australian boxing has finally been agreed. After longwinded negotiations, Horn will edge a 60-40 purse split for their super welterweight showdown.

The location is yet to be confirmed, though Brisbane is leading the race to host the event. Sydney is believed to be interested, as well as Townsville and Perth. There is no rematch clause.

“I have a lot of respect for Tim Tszyu, and what his dad did in the past,” Horn told The Main Event Boxing Podcast.

“But it definitely comes down to business and I’m in there to beat Tim Tszyu.”

Both fighters are coming off December wins. Horn came back from certain defeat to down Michael Zerafa, while Tszyu outclassed Jack Brubaker.

The winner will be eyeing a world title shot with a win.

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After a middleweight excursion, Horn, the former WBO welterweight champion, will take on Tszyu at 154 pounds.

“It’s my opportunity,” Tszyu said. “It’s the best position that I want to be at, and I know this [fight] is the one.”

“This is what I was born for. I’ve been fighting my whole life for this particular moment.”

Tszyu, still just 25, added: “I want to test him. I know I can [dig deep].

“Yes, he’s fought some of the greats, but I believe I can bring him into those trenches and test him in a way he’s already been tested, and in a way he won’t be able to survive.”

After a stellar 2019, Tszyu (15-0-0) is set for the biggest obstacle of his young career, against a fighter in Horn (20-2-1), 32, who has done most of what the son of legendary world champion, Kostya Tszyu, is looking to accomplish.

“This fight is like every fight of mine,” Tszyu said. “I’m going to take it seriously and again, it’s just one step at a time.

“Jeff Horn’s just another name on the list.”



