Tszyu vs Nurja

Who won Tszyu vs Nurja?

Tim Tszyu beat Denis Nurja by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, April 5th, 2026, at Wollongong Entertainment Centre, New South Wales.

The scorecards were announced as 100-88, 100-88, 100-88 in favor of winner Tim Tszyu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Goodman vs Ruiz.

Tszyu vs Nurja stats

Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Denis Nurja made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

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

Both Tim Tszyu and Denis Nurja fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Nurja, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 82 more professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Nurja's 93.

Tim Tszyu went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBO at middleweight.

Tszyu vs Nurja form

Tszyu had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Anthony Velazquez on December 17, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Sebastian Fundora on July 19, 2025, by unanimous decision in the 7th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joseph Spencer on April 6, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, Australia.

Before that, he had lost to Bakhram Murtazaliev on October 19, 2024, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

He had been beaten by Sebastian Fundora on March 30, 2024, by split decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Nurja start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Wollongong Entertainment Centre, New South Wales, Australia, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tszyu vs Nurja?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by Amazon Prime Video.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Nurja?

Tim Tszyu was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Denis Nurja made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.