With 14 heartfelt phrases, the good Kostya Tszyu has buried the parable that he has been estranged from his sons for greater than a decade as Australian boxing’s royal household lastly got here collectively in Florida.
Tszyu was a shocking and conspicuous presence after gatecrashing the official pre-fight press convention for Tim’s IBF super-welterweight showdown on Sunday with Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev, stealing the present from his world title-chasing eldest little one.
Not anticipated in till hours later, the 55-year-old Corridor of Famer shocked Tim from behind with a well-recognized fatherly therapeutic massage, then greeted youthful son Nikita within the flesh for the primary time in 11 years with a protracted, emotional embrace.
“They’re in my coronary heart each second. They’re in my ideas each second,” stated Tszyu, who left Australia some 15 years in the past and returned to his native Russia, beginning a brand new life and new household.
“I’ve seen them frequently, practically on the telephone on daily basis. However after all, it isn’t the identical.
“I am positive we’ll have an excellent, nice time right here collectively.”
Tszyu hasn’t been ringside for any of his boys’ mixed 35 skilled bouts since Tim’s debut in 2016.
Tim has repeatedly recalled that evening on the SCG a “circus”, branding his father a “ache within the arse” as he screamed out directions uncontrollably.
All has been forgiven, with the previous unified world champ given a front-row seat for Tim’s date with future on the Caribe Royale Orlando resort.
Tszyu, although, can’t promise he’ll be capable of comprise himself watching on stay for the primary time in 9 years.
“I do not know the way I will probably be,” he stated.
“I am alright now. I am not nervous now however I am undecided what is going on to occur tomorrow.
“I’ll attempt — perhaps it isn’t proper to do, perhaps — however I am going to put further strain on that man [Murtazaliev].
“I am sorry, my buddy, however I am going to do it.”
Group Tszyu will probably be hoping there is no such thing as a repeat of the fiasco in Las Vegas in March when Tim suffered the primary defeat of his profession, a controversial split-decision loss after an unintended elbow from Sebastian Fundora left the Sydney fighter with a gaping head wound.
Tim stated his father informed him two hours earlier that he wouldn’t be at Friday’s press convention.
“It was typical, man. I am type of used to it now,” the 29-year-old stated of Tszyu’s sudden look.
“I am sitting down on my sofa and he simply grabbed me from my again and acquired my traps fairly good.
“I knew right away it was him.
“However yeah, it was good to see him. Nonetheless good to see him. He is buzzing now.”
Tim Tszyu battles Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight championship.
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