Tim Tszyu needed a win. After back-to-back losses in 2024, the former world champion returned Saturday night with urgency—and delivered. Fighting in front of a packed house at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Tszyu (25-2, 18 KOs) scored a fourth-round TKO over Joey Spencer (19-2, 11 KOs) in the main event of PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video.
Tszyu fought smart early, taking two rounds to measure range and settle in. By round three, he was tagging Spencer clean with lead hooks. In the fourth, he broke him down. A right eye swollen shut, Spencer was overwhelmed. CompuBox had Tszyu landing 41 power shots in that final frame. Spencer’s corner stopped the fight at 2:18 of the round.
“I couldn’t take another loss,” Tszyu said post-fight. “I proved it to everyone in the world. I’m back.”
It was a needed rebound. Tszyu hadn’t looked like himself in either loss earlier this year. Against Spencer, he fought with control, then finished with authority.
Afterward, Tszyu called out former unified champion Keith Thurman, who recently knocked out Brock Jarvis in Australia.
“Sign the contract, big boy,” Tszyu said. “Let’s bring a mega-show to Australia.”
Whether that fight happens or not, Tszyu’s performance did what it had to do—put him back in the conversation at 154.
Liam Talivaa flatlined Brandon Grach in Round 5
Clean KO, no need for the count. Talivaa wasn’t in there to box cute. Steady pressure, heavy hands, and when he found the opening, he shut the lights off. Grach folded hard — no getting up from that.
Endry Saavedra def. Mikkel Neilsen via TKO8
Saavedra turned the tide with body shots that started piling up by the mid-rounds. Neilsen was game, but once Saavedra pinned him on the ropes in the 8th, it was curtains. Ref had seen enough — smart call.
Koen Mazoudier def. Dan Hill via UD10 (98-91, 100-89, 99-90)
Mazoudier boxed smart, stayed a step ahead the whole way. Dropped Hill in the 5th with a clean counter and cruised from there. One-sided doesn’t even cover it.
Callum Peters def. William Lenehan via TKO1
Absolute blitz from Peters. Walked Lenehan down and didn’t waste a punch. Ref jumped in before Lenehan even knew what hit him. Barely broke a sweat.
Isaias Sette def. Brent Walton via UD6 (48-46 x3)
Bit scrappy, but Sette kept the cleaner work. Walton had a good 3rd round, but Sette’s pressure down the stretch nicked it for him. Judges all saw it the same.
Blake Wells def. Andrei Mikhailovich via SD6 (58-56, 59-55, 56-58)
This one raised eyebrows. Wells brought the grit, made it ugly, and somehow got the nod. Mikhailovich landed the flashier stuff, but the judges went for volume over finesse. Could’ve gone either way.
Cody Beekin def. Ryan Daye via TKO2
Beekin landed a peach of a right hand that staggered Daye early in the second. Pounced straight after and never let up. Ref waved it — no complaints.
Cooper O’Connell def. Benjamin Amos via TKO2
O’Connell looked sharp — fast hands, good shot selection. Put Amos down once, then finished the job with a flurry by the ropes. Second-round statement.
