The extra undisputed junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo sits out whereas recovering from a hand damage that has twice postponed his obligatory protection towards unbeaten Tim Tszyu, the scarier the native of Australia continues to develop.
Tszyu (23-0, 17 KOs) returned dwelling Saturday to attain his second thunderous knockout in three months, this time dispatching the sturdy Carlos Ocampo in simply 77 seconds contained in the Gold Coast Conference Centre in Broadbeech.
“I’ve received a query for everybody right here: What’s my motherf—ing title?” Tszyu mentioned. “Certainly all of them know now.”
The post-fight feedback from Tszyu, the 28-year-old son of Corridor-of-Famer Kostya Tszyu, echoed those he made following a March TKO of Tony Harrison, the one fighter to defeat Charlo. Each performances had been assertion wins as Tszyu continues to place the division on discover whereas staying busy amid Charlo’s prolonged restoration.
Tszyu made the primary protection of his interim WBO title and appeared to take enjoyment of ending Ocampo (36-3, 23 KOs) quicker than Charlo’s stablemate Errol Spence Jr. did when he defended his welterweight title in 2018 by way of first-round knockout at 3:00.
“I did it faster than your boy, man, so get your hand healed and let’s dance,” Tszyu mentioned. “The massive one is developing and that is the place I am going. That is the place I will probably be. I’ve received this interim belt however I am not glad, I need all 4. And it isn’t simply the belts, I need the title Charlo on my resume.
“It’s got me possessed. I really feel like a pitbull now and there isn’t any stopping this.”
Ocampo, a 27-year-old native of Mexico, landed simply three punches towards Tszyu and was by no means within the battle as his lack of protection was uncovered off the beginning. A very aggressive Tszyu landed a clear two-punch mixture within the opening seconds earlier than hurting Ocampo with a giant left hook.
After pinning Ocampo to the ropes with one other clear left hand, Tszyu broke him down in violent and environment friendly style. A left hook adopted by a proper hand dropped Ocampo earlier than a leaping left hand would end him off for good, main referee Danrex Tapdasan to cease the battle with out a depend.
Ocampo had beforehand pushed former interim titleholder Sebastian Fundora for 12 laborious rounds final October but succumbed early to the clear, laborious pictures of Tszyu. Not solely did Tszyu land 50% of the punches he threw towards Ocampo, 10 of the 11 punches he landed had been energy pictures.
“I did not assume it will be that early as a result of this man is a warrior but it surely’s the Tim Tszyu period,” Tszyu mentioned.