Tszyu vs Gausha

Who won Tszyu vs Gausha?

Tim Tszyu beat Terrell Gausha by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 26th, 2022, at The Armory, Minneapolis.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 116-111, 115-112 in favor of winner Tim Tszyu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Also on the undercard Michel Rivera was victorious over Joseph Adorno, and Elvis Rodriguez beat Juan Jose Velasco.

Tszyu vs Gausha stats

Back in March 2022, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Terrell Gausha made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tszyu had a large advantage in power over Gausha, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Gausha's 50%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Gausha had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tszyu. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Tim Tszyu and Terrell Gausha fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 1 month later than Gausha, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 36 fewer professional rounds, totaling 141 compared to Gausha's 177.

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

Terrell Gausha was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Tszyu vs Gausha 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 Takeshi Inoue on November 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bowyn Morgan on December 16, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales.

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

He had won against Jack Brubaker on December 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

Terrell Gausha had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jamontay Clark on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Erickson Lubin on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Austin Trout on May 25, 2019, by split draw at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Mississippi.

Before that, he had defeated Joey Hernandez on December 22, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had lost to Erislandy Lara on October 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tim Tszyu had been fighting more than Terrell Gausha.

Going into this contest, Tim Tszyu had last fought 4 months and 9 days ago, while Terrell Gausha's last outing had been 1 year and 13 days ago.

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Gausha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Gausha start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Armory, Minneapolis, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tszyu vs Gausha?

Tszyu vs Gausha was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Gausha?

Tim Tszyu was a 11/100 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Terrell Gausha made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.