Tszyu vs Ocampo

Who won Tszyu vs Ocampo?

Tim Tszyu beat Carlos Ocampo by knockout in the 1st round on Sunday 18th June 2023 at Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach.

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).

This contest was for the vacant WBO super welterweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Goodman vs Aleem for the IBF World Junior Featherweight championship.

Tszyu vs Ocampo stats

Back in June 2023, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Carlos Ocampo made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

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

Ocampo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tszyu. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Tim Tszyu & Carlos Ocampo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 year and 4 months later than Ocampo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 52 less professional rounds, 141 to Ocampo's 193.

Carlos Ocampo was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 154lb division.

Tszyu vs Ocampo form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, Australia.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had won against Bowyn Morgan on 16th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales.

Activity check

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Ocampo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.7 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Ocampo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:30 AM UTC at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia, which was 12:30 AM EST or 9:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tszyu vs Ocampo?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Ocampo?

Tim Tszyu was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Carlos Ocampo made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.