{"id":387570,"date":"2024-04-24T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T02:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387570"},"modified":"2024-04-24T02:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T02:04:21","slug":"wifes-question-that-triggered-penrith-stars-ufc-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387570","title":{"rendered":"Wife's question that triggered Penrith star's UFC exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tyson \ufeffPedro<\/a> has revealed a post-fight conversation with his wife in September was the catalyst for his surprise career switch to boxing.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old from Penrith shocked the combat sports world in March when he first retired from the UFC<\/a> and then in April signed up for a challenging boxing debut against Australian heavyweight champion \ufeffKris Terzievski.<\/a><\/p>\n

Pedro – named after Mike Tyson<\/a> – also grew up idolising \ufeffthe likes of Lennox Lewis, David Haye and David Tua and was 5-0 as an amateur boxer before committing to MMA.<\/p>\n

Ex-UFC star Tyson Pedro will face Kris Terzievski on June 12 in his pro boxing debut on Stan.<\/strong><\/em> Order the 'Uncaged' pay per view here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Tyson<\/p>\n

The knockout artist's love of boxing never left him but it wasn't until after his UFC 293 KO of Anton Turkalj\ufeff in September that things really got moving.<\/p>\n

"It was after this Sydney fight that I just had," Pedro said.<\/p>\n

"My wife (Rosie) looked at me and she was like 'you're acting like this after this fight? You're acting like this was a loss?'<\/p>\n

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\"Tyson<\/p>\n

"And I didn't realise at the time, but it was my self conscious. I'd already decided that I was making the transition to boxing then. So I was half a foot out the door with UFC.<\/p>\n

"And even though I had this loss in my last UFC fight (against Vitor Petrino in March), I was acting like I won because I knew that this new journey was beginning. So it's very exciting."<\/p>\n

Pedro has wasted no time in accelerating his boxing development, taking on former world champion Jai Opetaia \ufeffin a spirited sparring session<\/a> ahead of his June 12 \ufeff'Uncaged' debut bout.<\/a><\/p>\n

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"It's all gas, no brakes," Pedro said.<\/p>\n

"I didn't think my retirement was going to be this short… I'm not going to be taking any easy fights. Boxing is my original love.<\/p>\n

"When I was younger coming up, my dream was actually to go to the Olympics. As a kid, I used to skip school every day, to get down to my boxing gym. I'm not coming in here to half arse it.<\/p>\n

\"Pedro<\/p>\n

"I want the biggest fights, the best fights and then the whole reason we're coming back – I've always wanted to be world champion."<\/p>\n

Pedro has joined the stable of Australian boxing legend Danny Green.<\/p>\n

Former world champion Green believes Pedro's "dynamic personality" and "X factor" will \ufeffset him apart from rivals and said his preparation and dedication to the craft was bone deep.<\/p>\n

\"Tyson<\/p>\n

"At the end of the day, he'll be the last guy over in the corner of the gym," Green said.<\/p>\n

"Everyone's left, the cameras are gone, he's the guy over there talking to the bloke who no-one knows, who's just asking him for tips on fighting.<\/p>\n

"And that's the kind of bloke he is, which makes me proud to represent him."<\/p>\n

\"Mark<\/p>\n

Green said Pedro was born into the fight game through his father John, who he called "\ufeffthe pioneer of cage fighting in this country."<\/p>\n

"Tyson Pedro has been getting slammed around, headlocked, punched, kicked, rolled, wrestled with his father since he was in nappies," he said.<\/p>\n

"Tyson Pedro isn't coming to boxing. He's coming back to boxing."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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