Tszyu vs Velazquez

Who won Tszyu vs Velazquez?

Tim Tszyu beat Anthony Velazquez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025, at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 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 Blizzard.

Tszyu vs Velazquez stats

Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Anthony Velazquez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 1 draw.

Tim Tszyu was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

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

Both Tim Tszyu and Anthony Velazquez 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 1 month earlier than Velazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Velazquez's 80.

Tszyu vs Velazquez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sebastian Fundora on July 19, 2025, by in the 7th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Joseph Spencer on April 6, 2025, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before that, he had lost to 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.

He had beaten Brian Mendoza on October 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast, Australia.

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Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 7 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 Velazquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney, 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 Velazquez?

Tim Tszyu was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Anthony Velazquez made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.