Who won Tszyu vs Ritchie?

Tim Tszyu beat Dwight Ritchie by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Wednesday 14th August 2019 at ICC Exhibition Centre in New South Wales.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Tim Tszyu.

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 Ritchie stats

Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dwight Ritchie made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Tszyu had a massive power advantage over Ritchie, boosting at 77% knock out percentage over Ritchie's 11%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Both Tim Tszyu & Dwight Ritchie fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 year and 5 months later than Ritchie, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 76 less professional rounds, 116 to Ritchie's 192.

Tim Tszyu went into the fight ranked number 12 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Dwight Ritchie was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Tszyu vs Ritchie form

Tszyu remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Terrell Gausha on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dennis Hogan on 31st March 2021 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales.

Before that, he had beat Bowyn Morgan on 16th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales.

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

Activity check

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Ritchie start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at ICC Exhibition Centre, 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 BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Ritchie?

Tim Tszyu was a 3/25 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Dwight Ritchie made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.