Tim Tszyu has shut the door on a fight with Michael Zerafa in the future after his rival's last-minute withdrawal, slamming his move as "complete disrespect".
Tszyu improved his record to 19-0 with a win over Zerafa's replacement, Stevie Spark, ending the fight in the third round when Spark was unable to continue after series of brutal body shots.
Spark was forced to step in to face Tszyu with just a week's notice after Zerafa pulled out of the Newcastle fight, with his camp citing health concerns surrounding NSW's current COVID-19 outbreak.
However, Tszyu wasn't buying the excuses and shifted his attention towards bigger names on the world stage after the win over Spark.
"He's done," Tszyu told MainEvent when asked about the prospects of a Zerafa fight in the future.
"He had the opportunity and I find it a complete disrespect that he pulled out a week before.
"If he came now he wouldn't have had to quarantine or whatever issues they were saying. There was a fighter here from Melbourne, Camilleri came down."
Tszyu said he would like to face British boxer Liam Smith next, saying he needed "a name like that on [his] resume".
"I told Matty Rose straight after the fight, 'Make sure you plan the next one'," he said.
"They've got a few names in mind, but Liam Smith is what we're talking about. I think a name like Liam Smith is someone on the global stage. He gave Canelo problems and Canelo's the best pound-for-pound fighter right now."
Tszyu also revealed his lifelong ambition to fight at Red Square in Russia, where his legendary father Kostya hails from, saying a clash with undefeated Russian star Magomed Kurbanov was a bout that would "100 per cent" happen in the coming years.
"I've got him in the bag," Tszyu said of a potential match-up against Kurbanov, who beat Smith in May this year to claim the WBO International super welterweight title.
"In Australia would be great as well, but I've always been dreaming about having a fight in Russia.
"It's a part of my heritage, my first language was Russian. I'm an Aussie till I die, but it's just always been a dream of mine.
"My father was never able to do it, there's plenty of interest and that's why just once in my lifetime I'd love to fight there."
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