Tszyu vs Mendoza

Who won Tszyu vs Mendoza?

Tim Tszyu beat Brian Mendoza by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 15th October 2023 at Gold Coast Convention Centre in Gold Coast.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-111, 117-111 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).

The undercard featured the clash of Goodman vs Flores.

Tszyu vs Mendoza stats

Back in October 2023, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Brian Mendoza made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

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

Both Tim Tszyu & Brian Mendoza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 year and 4 months later than Mendoza, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 141 to Mendoza's 113.

Tszyu vs Mendoza form

Tszyu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Carlos Ocampo on 18th June 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beat Tony Harrison on 11th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney.

Going into that contest, he had won against Terrell Gausha on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Before that, he had beat Takeshi Inoue on 17th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, New South Wales, Australia.

He had defeated Dennis Hogan on 31st March 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales.

Activity check

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Mendoza's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Mendoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia, which was 12:00 AM EST or 9:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tszyu vs Mendoza?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Mendoza?

Tim Tszyu was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Brian Mendoza made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.