Tszyu vs Morgan

Who won Tszyu vs Morgan?

Tim Tszyu beat Bowyn Morgan by knockout in the 1st round on Wednesday, December 16th, 2020, at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales.

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 Morgan stats

Back in December 2020, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bowyn Morgan made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tszyu had a large advantage in power over Morgan, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Morgan's 52%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Morgan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tszyu. Despite this, he had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Tim Tszyu and Bowyn Morgan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years later than Morgan, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Morgan's 118.

Tim Tszyu went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Tszyu vs Morgan 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 beaten Jeff Horn on August 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Queensland, Australia.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Joel Camilleri on May 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star, Sydney, New South Wales.

He had defeated Denton Vassell on February 8, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Hordern Pavilion, New South Wales.

Activity check

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Morgan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Morgan?

Tim Tszyu was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Bowyn Morgan made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.