The 27-year-old southpaw junior middleweight from Sydney has fought just once on the year, which followed a one-year layoff due to injuries sustained in a physically taxing ninth-round win over Koen Mazoudier in August 2024 in his hometown. Tszyu returned this past August 20, where he claimed a first-round technical knockout victory over unbeaten Lulzim Ismaili, also held in Sydney.