Tim Tszyu had a frightening message for Brian Mendoza ahead of their Gold Coast showdown.
Asked by Main Event commentator Ben Damon if he had a message for spectators ahead of his super-welterweight bout with the American, the Australian boxing champion uttered two words.
"Don't blink," the 28-year-old said with a sinister grin.
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Tszyu will be out to retain his WBO super-welterweight belt when he squares off with Mendoza on Sunday, taking on the WBC interim super-welterweight champion.
He says this will be his final fight in Australia before he heads overseas in a bid to become the undisputed super-welterweight champion, with a possible bout against American superstar Jermell Charlo looming.
But Tszyu insisted he was entirely zoned in on Mendoza.
"I'm in the present moment right now, I'm focused on what really matters and Brian Mendoza, I'm not thinking about that other bloke," Tszyu said.
"He [Mendoza] is a good guy, I'm not into all that booing and all that stuff, but I think when fight night comes he'll definitely feel the hostile crowd of the 'Tszyu land'."
"I'm not here to do comparisons [between punching power]. He's got a couple of really nice highlight KOs and I hope to put one of them on him on Sunday."
When is Tszyu vs Mendoza?
Date: Sunday, October 15
Time: Doors to open at 9am, preliminary fights to start at 9.30am, Tszyu to face Mendoza in the early afternoon.
Where will Tszyu vs Mendoza take place?
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Tszyu vs Mendoza fight card
Tim Tszyu vs Brian Mendoza
Sam Goodman vs Miguel Flores
Nathaniel May vs Jackson England
Shanell Dargan vs Amber Amelia
Toese Vousiutu vs Julius Long
Hassan Hamdan vs Danvers Cuschieri
Sergei Vorobev vs Wade Ryan
How to watch
Preliminaries: Fox Sports, channel 507 from 9.30am (AEST)
Pay-per-view: Main Event, through Fox Sports or Kayo Sports, from 11am (AEST)
How to get tickets
Tickets can be purchased here.
Tszyu's career record, bio
Age: 28
Height: 174 centimetres
Reach: 183 centimetres
Record: 23-0-0
KOs: 17
Mendoza's career record, bio
Age: 29
Height: 178 centimetres
Reach: 178 centimetres
Record: 22-2-0
KOs: 16
Tszyu vs Mendoza odds
Tszyu win $1.20, draw $17, Mendoza win $5.25 (correct as of Friday, 3pm)
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