Tszyu 'coming for his head' after tense weigh-in

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Tim Tszyu has vowed to spell for Takeshi Inoue's caput successful time night's super-welterweight clash successful Sydney.

Tszyu volition spell into time night's combat astatine Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena a interaction lighter than his Japanese rival aft today's weigh-in - the last accidental the brace had to eyeball each different earlier the bout.

Tszyu tipped the scales astatine 69.52kgs portion Inoue weighed successful astatine 69.68kgs.

Another triumph for Tszyu time nighttime volition lone summation the unit connected satellite champion Brian Castano to springiness the Aussie adjacent changeable astatine his WBO ace welterweight belt.

Tszyu has spoken of his concerns astir making value successful the past, with the undefeated combatant admitting that cutting value has becoming harder. When asked however helium felt making weight, helium said: "It's alright, astatine slightest I made it and I'm coming for his caput now.

"You've got bask yourself it's each portion of combat week. This is fun. I anticipation he's had a large vacation here. The vacation ends tomorrow.

"Let him bash what helium wants. One happening I cognize is that I'm coming for his caput and his body. It lone ends 1 way. I'm coming for him."

Inoue said his bid to marque value wasn't hard and stuck by his prediction of a KO.

"From astir 2 days earlier I was cutting conscionable h2o value and I was capable to get down nary problem," the Japan combatant said done an interpreter.

"Now Ill conscionable beryllium recovering; getting each my vigor backmost in, eating immoderate bully food, relaxing. I consciousness assured I tin makes this a truly bully fight. I judge I volition triumph by KO."

When is Tszyu vs Inoue?

The undercards for the lawsuit are owed to get underway astatine 6pm AEDT connected Wednesday, November 17.

Where is the fight?

The combat volition instrumentality spot astatine the Qudos Bank Arena successful Sydney, Australia.

How to ticker Tszyu vs Inoue?

The combat volition beryllium disposable to ticker unrecorded connected Foxtel's Main Event connected Wednesday evening.

It volition outgo $59.95.

You tin drawback the round-by-round enactment done Wide World of Sports' blog.

The prelims volition statesman astatine 6pm, and volition beryllium disposable unrecorded connected Fox Sports and Kayo earlier the pay-per-view information of the lawsuit stars astatine 7pm.

What clip is Tim Tszyu fighting?

Fans tin expect Tszyu and Inoue to marque their ringing walks astir 9.30pm (AEDT), depending however the earlier fights go. There are 5 fights connected the main card.

Betting Odds

Tszyu is simply a immense favourite, paying conscionable $1.06 with the bookies to win, portion Inoue is simply a fertile outsider astatine $7.50.

Tale of the tape

TSZYU (Australia)

Height: 174cm

Age: 27

Record: 19-0 (15 KOs)

Home: Sydney, Australia

Trainer: Igor Goloubev

INOUE (Japan)

Height: 173cm

Age: 31

Record: 17-1-1 (10 KOs)

Home: Tokyo, Japan

Trainer: Tatsuya Saita

Full combat card

Main card

From 7pm

Tim Tszyu vs Takeshi Inoue (WBO Global and Asia Pacific Super Welterweight title)

Wade Ryan vs. Nath Nwachukwu (IBO International Super Welterweight title)

Dennis Hogan vs. Tommy Browne (super welterweight)

Joel Camilleri vs. Koen Mazoudier (WBC Australasian Super Welterweight title)

Alex Lual vs. Trent Girdham (super lightweight)

Undercard

From 6pm

Benjamin Hussain vs. Darwin Sagurit (super welterweight)

Jackson Murray vs. Shant Nercessian (heavyweight)

Viviana Ruiz Corredor vs Jacinta Austin (bantamweight)

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