{"id":51584,"date":"2021-03-30T06:47:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T06:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=51584"},"modified":"2021-03-30T07:09:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T07:09:56","slug":"sponsor-stand-off-threatens-to-derail-tszyu-blockbuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=51584","title":{"rendered":"Sponsor stand-off threatens to derail Tszyu blockbuster"},"content":{"rendered":"

There's a sponsorship stand-off brewing, and it could threaten to derail Tim Tszyu's clash with Dennis Hogan.<\/a><\/p>\n

Hogan wants to have his betting sponsor, PointsBet, represented on his fight shorts but Tszyu's camp<\/a>, No Limit Boxing, isn't having a bar as it directly clashes with their partner Sportsbet.<\/p>\n

It all came to a head at Monday's press conference when Hogan was told by No Limit's Matt Rose to remove a PointsBet T-shirt. And the Irishman was still fuming about it at Tuesday's weigh-in.<\/p>\n

"I don't care," he told reporters. "I'm not coming out unless I've got my sponsors on there.<\/p>\n

\"Dennis<\/p>\n

"That's the deal that was done. Everybody is able to wear their sponsors \u2013 this is unacceptable.<\/p>\n

"I'll be wearing them, or I won't be there. Let me know tonight, so I can go home tomorrow."<\/p>\n

Both camps appear to be standing firm on their positions, With Rose asserting the issue had already been decided in the initial contracts.<\/p>\n

"We've got the contract that says that Sportsbet is our betting partner, and that's who we'll stick with for the event \u2026 anything that's not Sportsbet won't be accepted."<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

But Hogan's manager Danny Dimas, isn't budging, telling Fox Sports: "We're going to wear the shorts one way or another."<\/p>\n

"They want to do anything about it, take us to court, but that's what we're walking out in.<\/p>\n

"There's not much money in boxing, especially in Australia. Every dollar counts. He's got a family that he needs to look after."<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

What time is the fight?<\/h2>\n

The Tim Tszyu v Dennis Hogan fight is set to start at 7pm Sydney and Melbourne time on Wednesday, March 31.<\/p>\n

That means a 6pm Brisbane start, 6.30pm Adelaide time, 4pm Perth time, and 5.30pm Darwin time.<\/p>\n

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Where is the fight?<\/h2>\n

Tszyu and Hogan will fight at Newcastle's Entertainment Centre.<\/p>\n

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How to Watch Tszyu vs Hogan<\/h2>\n

Tim Tszyu v Dennis Hogan will be broadcast on Main Event, available on Foxtel and Kayo on Wednesday 31 March at 7pm AEDT.<\/p>\n

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Tszyu vs Hogan full fight card<\/h2>\n