On Friday, January 16th, a night of professional boxing will take place in Australia. In the main event, the son of former undisputed world champion Kostya Tszyu, **Nikita Tszyu**, will face former title challenger **Michael Zerafa**. The tournament is set to begin at 11:00 AM Moscow time, with the Tszyu-Zerafa bout expected to start no earlier than 2:00 PM Moscow time.

This will mark Nikita Tszyu’s twelfth fight as a professional boxer. He boasts an impressive record of 11 wins out of 11 bouts, with nine of those victories coming by way of knockout. In August 2025, he claimed the vacant WBO Inter-Continental title in the junior middleweight division by defeating Lulzim Ismaili.

Michael Zerafa has participated in 39 fights, achieving 34 wins (22 by knockout) and suffering five losses. In March 2024, he faced defeat against Cuban fighter Erislandy Lara in a match for the WBA world title in the middleweight division.

The event will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Australia. There are no official broadcast plans for the tournament in Russia.