Kostya Tszyu

Kostya Tszyu

Class of 2011
Modern Category
Hall of Fame bio:click

Name: Kostya Tszyu
Alias: Thunder from Down Under
Birth Name: Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu
Born: 1969-09-19
Birthplace: Serov, Russia
Nationality: Australian
Hometown: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 7″   /   170cm
Reach: 67″   /   170cm
Boxing Record: click

Trainer: Johnny Lewis
Manager: Matthew Watt
Kostya Tszyu Gallery

Amateur Career

• Amateur Record: 259-11
• Junior European featherweight champion 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2nd place at the Junior World Championships 1987 in Havanna, Cuba as a Lightweight. His results were:
  • Defeated D. Boyev (Bulgaria) RSC-3
  • Defeated Eduardo Rivas (Panama) KO-2
  • Lost to Juan Hernandez (Cuba) 1-4
• Represented the Soviet Union as a Lightweight at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. His results were:
  • Defeated Leopoldo Cantancio (Philippines) KO 1
  • Defeated Sean Knight (Barbados) TKO 1
  • Lost to Andreas Zuelow (East Germany) 2-3
• Won the 1989 European Championships in Athens, Greece. His results were:
  • Defeated Andreas Zuelow (East Germany) PTS
  • Defeated Daniel Dumitrescu (Romania) PTS
• Won the Bronze Medal at the World Championships 1989 in Moscow, Soviet Union. His results were:
  • Defeated Mark Ramsey (Great Britain) 22-3
  • Defeated Bo Espensen (Denmark) RSCH-3
  • Lost to Andreas Zuelow (East Germany) 14-17
• Won the Gold Medal for the Soviet Union at 63.5 KG at the 1990 Goodwill Games. His results were:
  • Drew Bye in first round
  • Decisioned (USA) Terron Millett 5-0
  • Decisioned (USSR) Aleksandr Banin 5-0
• Won the 1991 European Championships in G?teborg, Sweden. His results were:
  • Defeated Jim Pender (Great Britain) PTS
  • Defeated Andreas Zuelow (Germany) PTS
• Won the Gold Medal for the Soviet Union at light welterweight in the 1991 World Championships in Sydney, Australia.
  • Defeated Albertano Caballero (Mexico) RSC-3
  • Defeated Anibal Acevedo (PUR) 29-10
  • Defeated James Moses (Nigeria) 25-4
  • Defeated Vernon Forrest (USA) 32-9

Trainer

Trains / Trained:

• Denis Lebedev

Factoids

• He is of Korean (on father) and Russian (on mother) descent.
• He started boxing when he was 9.
• Named The Ring magazine Comeback of the Year fighter for 1998.

Reference sources

• Kostya Tszyu - archived website 2001+
• Arthur Tunstall and Kostya Tszyu ..., 1997 / Damian McDonald
• Kostya Tszyu, boxing's junior welterweight champion, 1997 / Damian McDonald
• Fighting fit: Kostya Tszyu's total health and fitness book / Kostya Tszyu (2005, ISBN 1405036907)
• Kostya: my story / Kostya Tszyu with Malcolm Andrews (2005, ISBN 0733315925)
• Kostya: my story / Kostya Tszyu with Malcolm Andrews (2002, ISBN 073331144X)
• Kostya Tszyu / Dominic Cadden (2002, ISBN 1877096040)

Preceded by: Jake Rodriguez	IBF Light Welterweight Champion 1995 Jan 28 – 1997 May 31	Succeeded by: Vince Phillips
Preceded by: Oscar De La Hoya Vacated	WBC Light Welterweight Champion 1999 Aug 21 – 2004 Jan Stripped	Succeeded by: Arturo Gatti
Preceded by: Sharmba Mitchell Lost bid for Super Championship	WBA Light Welterweight Champion 2001 Feb 3 – 2004 Super Champion Stripped	Succeeded by: —
Preceded by: Zab Judah	IBF Light Welterweight Champion 2001 Nov 3 – 2005 Jun 4	Succeeded by: Ricky Hatton