Tszyu vs Spark

Who won Tszyu vs Spark?

Tim Tszyu beat Steve Spark by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Wednesday, July 7th, 2021, at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Liam Wilson's and Joe Noynay's clash.

Tszyu vs Spark stats

Back in July 2021, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Steve Spark made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Spark had an advantage in power over Tszyu, with a 117% knockout percentage compared to Tszyu's 100%.

Tim Tszyu was the older man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Spark had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tszyu. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Tim Tszyu and Steve Spark fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 9 months later than Spark, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 111 more professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Spark's 76.

Tim Tszyu went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Tszyu vs Spark form

Tszyu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Dennis Hogan on March 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Bowyn Morgan on December 16, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jeff Horn on August 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Queensland.

Before that, he had defeated Jack Brubaker on December 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

He had won against Dwight Ritchie on August 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

Activity check

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Spark start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, Australia, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Spark?

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