Tszyu vs Camilleri

Who won Tszyu vs Camilleri?

Tim Tszyu beat Joel Camilleri by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Wednesday, May 15th, 2019, at The Star, Sydney, New South Wales.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 98-92, 99-91 in favor of winner Tim Tszyu.

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).

Tszyu vs Camilleri stats

Back in May 2019, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joel Camilleri made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tszyu had a massive power advantage over Camilleri, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Camilleri's 47%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Tszyu had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Tim Tszyu and Joel Camilleri fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 8 months later than Camilleri, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Camilleri's 133.

Tim Tszyu went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, and 15 by the IBF at super welterweight.

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Tszyu's last 4 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Camilleri start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at The Star, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Camilleri?

Tim Tszyu was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Joel Camilleri made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.