Tszyu Kostya
Sports achievements:
World Champion 1991
Holder bronze medal 1989 World Cup
Two-time European champion (1989 and 1991)
Three-time champion USSR (1989-1991)
Finalist of the USSR Championship 1988
Winner of the 1990 Seattle Goodwill Games.
At the 1991 European Championships he received a prize best boxer tournament
Absolute world champion in junior welterweight
Konstantin Borisovich “The Thunder From Down Under” Tszyu was born on September 19, 1969 in Russia in the Urals in the city of Serov - an industrial city with a population of 100,000 people. Kostya was a very active child and instilled some fears. Kostya's father was worried that his son might grow into a hooligan and sent Kostya to the boxing gym in order to release his energy more peacefully. Kostya turned out to be a very gifted boy and soon he defeated his much older opponents - this is how he came to the eyes of the trainers and from then on he began his journey into big boxing. Kostya spent 250 days a year in the camp and by the age of 21 he had already visited 30 different countries.
Russian boxer, now lives and trains in Australia, is married and has 2 sons. In the amateur ring he had 259 fights, scoring 248 victories. Translated from Korean, the surname Kostya, which is not quite common for a Russian, is translated as Krasnov. True, in his family only his great-grandfather Innocent, who came to Russia from China, was a purebred Korean. His grandfather no longer knew a single word of Korean and was a student at the Higher Artillery School in Sevastopol.
His extraordinary natural talent allowed him to join the USSR national team at a young age. True, at the early stage of his amateur career there were such failures as a defeat by Orzubek Nazarov in the final of the 1988 USSR Championship and two losses to the representative of the GDR Andreas Zulow at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and the 1989 World Championships in Moscow. But Tszyu subsequently managed to take revenge from both of his offenders. He achieved success thanks to his unconventional fighting style, an innate sense of distance, a rich arsenal of technical and tactical techniques, and a well-placed right hand.
Kostya I started boxing early and always showed some promise. They were destined to come true: for several years Konstantin was a member of the USSR national team and in 1991 in Brisbane he became the world amateur champion. He received a very tempting offer to turn professional, and he readily agreed. Already quite experienced in boxing, he had no doubt that he would be able to prove himself in professional ring. Although at that time, membership in the USSR national team meant excellent gyms, scientific teams, excellent coaches, and good food.
On amateur ring Tszyu fought 209 fights, won 198 victories.
When Kostya first entered the boxing gym at the Newtown Club, the comparison was far from being in his favor. Although, of course, there were some advantages. And, above all, it concerned equipment. It’s hard to imagine, but nevertheless it is so, and Kostya spent all his fights in amateur boxing with the same bandages, which had a very negative impact on the boxer’s health. And although God had mercy on him, he saw many times how the joints of his fellow craftsmen “flyed” every now and then. In Australia, everything was different, and the bandages and pads were excellent, and hand training was carried out according to special programs taken from kung fu. And yet that was not the main thing. The whole problem, according to Kostya, was that in the USSR, with its equalization in everything, the team method dominated in the training of any boxer and boxers of completely different directions and styles trained in the same way. True, even then Kostya himself did only what he considered useful for himself, thanks to which he managed to become the only one in Soviet team world champion in 1991.
Of course, life abroad left its mark, and in the absence of driving coaches, there was a real danger of underperforming. But Kostya was not in danger of this, and he continued to work as he always worked, and in the morning he ran the already rather boring cross-country courses. Only now he ran not in the snow, but in the rain. Moreover, he forced his wife Natasha to run with him, who almost lost consciousness after the first run. But Kostya took her out the next morning, and now she runs ten kilometers with him and does push-ups.
He was very homesick for Russia and at first he often visited the Russian club. But as soon as his parents and sister and family came to him, it became much easier. And, of course, his four children, in whom he dotes, give Kostya great joy. But he never made any new friends and prefers to communicate with his massage therapist and second manager. His relationship with the first one did not work out. After all, it was this same Bill Mourdy, who took Kostya to Australia, who completely shamelessly took advantage of Kostya’s gullibility and ignorance of the language and slipped him papers that, as it soon became clear, reflected primarily his own interests. Of course, Kostya, who was beginning to understand the laws that reigned in the boxing business and speak English, was indignant. But although the conditions he signed actually turned out to be extortionate, getting out of this situation turned out to be not so easy: no matter what Kostya himself said, his signature was on the agreement!
Kostya had only one chance to throw off this yoke: to become the world champion and dictate his own terms. He fought his first fight in the professional ring on March 1, 1992 against Darell Hiles. And there is a downright anecdotal story connected with this battle. Before the start of the first round, the coach asked Kostya not to give his all right away. But Kostya, who did not understand English well, understood everything the other way around and knocked out his opponent a minute later. This was followed by a very intense ten-round fight with former world champion Livingston Bramel. Kostya had to work hard, and he won only on points. Of course, he really wanted to get the gold belt of the world champion in his weight, at least according to one of the world versions, and on January twenty-eighth, 1995, such an opportunity presented itself to him. That day he entered the ring against IBF junior welterweight world champion Jake Rodriguez. This was a serious test for Kostya, more than once or twice he literally hung by a thread after the champion’s fierce attacks, and, nevertheless, he managed not only to survive, but also to win in a very intense fourteen-round battle.
This wonderful victory immediately turned Kostya’s head, and the first thing he did was send Mourdi, who was fed up with him, to hell and look for fools there. But... Australia is not Russia, and the laws apply there! Mourdi sued, and he took his side. He, of course, broke up with Bill, but the matter is far from over, Mourdy is not going to back down, and Kostya can be slapped with a penalty of four million dollars, and no one can say now how this whole epic will end. Frankly speaking, Kostya with all his heart hates the business side and much less the dirty side professional boxing, where the people running it are ready to do anything to earn their millions. And therefore, he looks into it only when necessary.
After defeating Rodriguez, Kostya for the first time in his life truly understood what it meant to be a world champion. He continued to win, his fame grew, and his fees grew along with it. By this time, Kostya’s affairs had begun to be managed by the former Odessa resident Vorobeinikov, or, as he was now called, Vlad Wharton, who had lived in Australia for many years. For two whole years Kostya enjoyed the laurels of a champion until he lost his title in May 1997 to American Vince Phillips, receiving a knockout from a former drug addict in the tenth round. But we must give him his due: he did not look for those to blame on the side and saw the reasons for the defeat only in himself. He had problems with weight because he made mistakes with his diet and took contraindicated drugs for weight loss. Moreover, he handled the matter extremely unprofessionally and was punished for this in the most cruel way that a professional boxer of this level can be punished!
And it wasn’t just the knockout, the loss to a very average boxer pretty much spoiled his image, and a black streak immediately set in for him. The public’s love immediately disappeared somewhere, lucrative offers stopped coming in, and along with them, the bank account stopped growing. But Kostya was not going to give up, he quickly got into shape and repeatedly invited Phillips to meet with him again, but each time his team put forward unacceptable financial conditions and shied away from revenge. Well, for now, the point is that in November 1998, Kostya met in the junior middleweight with the Cuban Diobelis Hurtado and won the title of the so-called interim champion according to the WBC. True, there was a whole detective story here. Considered the number two contender for the vacant world title, Kostya had to fight the favorite welterweight, Mexican Gonzalez, because after Oscar De La Hoya moved up to the next weight category, the WBC did not have its own champion in this weight. However, Gonzalez said he was ill, and Costa found this same Cuban.
The forces turned out to be unequal; Kostya knocked out his opponent in the first round and became the interim champion. Well, he could become a full-fledged champion only after his victory over the recovered champion. And Kostya’s whole problem was that, unfortunately, he himself was his own promoter, not a single major television company stood behind him, and not a single shark of the promotion business lifted a finger to promote him to the top. While the same Gonzalez had powerful patronage in the person of WBC President Jose Suleiman, who understood perfectly well that his compatriot had no chance of winning the fight with Kostya. Of course, the lack of an experienced promoter along with the positive side(nobody robs you on the most legal grounds) had its downsides. After all, a reputable promoter means very strong support at all levels and protection from interference from unwanted elements.
And yet, such a situation could not last forever; in August 1999, Kostya met with Gonzalez and... with great pleasure, he took out on him the indignation that had accumulated in him over these two years of failures. He beat the Mexican pretty well, but couldn’t knock him out.
The victory brought him the WBC championship belt, but it has not yet returned his former glory, since too many still remembered the knockout from Phillips. And although he didn’t really want to meet with the already thoroughly faded star, Kostya nevertheless really hoped that the victory over the professional boxing legend Chavez would play a role in his rehabilitation. In his opinion, Chavez should have hung up his gloves long ago, since he achieved everything in the ring, and his time was irrevocably gone. True, thirty-eight-year-old Chavez himself was very seriously preparing for the fight with Kostya and promised to “deal with” him somewhere in the 7-8 round. And certainly by knockout. The fourteen thousand-strong audience greeted their favorite with an ovation and reacted very dissatisfied to Kostya’s appearance. But then the gong sounded and the battle began. The first two rounds were a completely equal fight, and looking at Chavez, who was holding his own well, one could believe that he was actually experiencing a second youth. But already in the third round, the age difference began to take its toll and Kostya’s advantage became more and more noticeable. The turning point was the fifth round, in which Tszyu got down to business seriously and began chasing Chavez, who was breathing heavily, around the ring. In the sixth, one of his brutal punches landed and Chavez found himself on the floor. He stood up and smiled forcefully, showing the referee that everything was fine. The referee continued the fight, but after twenty seconds he stopped it. Kostya’s attacks were too powerful, and if he had not intervened in the fight, the matter would certainly have ended in a knockout. And the legend had to be saved from shame!
And yet it was not only a matter of age, something, but technical skill and Chavez would have had enough experience for three more, it’s just that Kostya very carefully studied his manner of action and structured his fight in accordance with this. Although several strong blows he still missed it. Of course, Kostya perfectly understood the conditionality of his victory and, nevertheless, said: “When I was an amateur, my opponent had already become a world champion, and it is a great honor for me to meet in the ring with a professional boxing legend who has fought more than a hundred fights in the ring. .."
This victory did not bring any special dividends to Kostya: too many considered his opponent to be too old. But it was difficult to achieve former respect by beating the elderly. And Kostya again had to work hard in a very serious fight for the IBF world title with the American Sharmba Mitchell, and then defend the title he had already won in a difficult fight with the Turkish Oktay Urkal. Only after this the cart moved from a dead point, and they began to look at Kostya again the way they looked at him several years ago. However, it couldn’t be otherwise! Kostya did what no one had ever managed before: he won everything possible and became the main contender for the title of absolute champion in all three versions.
The first of the Russian boxers on October 4, 2001 Konstantin Tszyu became the absolute world champion among professional boxers in the weight of 63.5 kg, becoming the owner of three belts of the most prestigious organizations - the World Boxing Council /WBO/, the World Boxing Association /WBA/ and the International Boxing Federation /IBF/. Quite unexpectedly, Tszyu ended the fight with American Zab Judah in the second round by knockout.
This fight decided a lot, if not everything, for him, and if successful, he became the third absolute world champion after the Americans Roy Jones Jr. in the light heavyweight and Bernard Hopkins in the middleweight. Was he worried? Yes, of course I was worried! The hall of the famous MGM Grand center, filled to capacity, was eager to see the victory of its favorite and greeted Kostya with hostility. And when Zab Judah appeared in the aisle, accompanied by Mike Tyson himself, the hall split with applause.
As soon as the gong rang, Judah immediately tried to use his main trump card - speed - and went forward. He managed to drive Kostya into a corner and rewarded him with several rather painful blows. It seemed a little more, and the American, who felt very confident, would keep his word and put Kostya to death. But... that was not the case! Having withstood the first onslaught, he managed to escape from the rain that fell on him as if from a cornucopia of powerful blows and enter the saving clinch. The second round did not change the picture of the battle. Judah ran around the ring and attacked, and Kostya cut corners and counterattacked from time to time. As sad as it is for him, he lost the second round almost completely. And the more unexpected was the outcome. Feeling like a complete master of the ring, Judah threw all caution aside and decided to finish off Kostya. In one of the attacks, he unforgivably opened up and... ended up on the floor. Kostya did not forgive such mistakes, and his right uppercut found his opponent’s jaw in a matter of seconds. Judah managed to get up and, after taking a few wrong steps, fell again. Judge Jay Neidi did not open the scores and declared Kostya's victory by technical knockout a second before the end of the round. Of course, the spectators, deprived of the feast prepared for them, were unhappy, and Judah, who had come to his senses, rushed at the referee with his fists. And when he couldn’t reach Neidi, he threw a chair at the judge. “Idot,” he shouted, “why did you stop the fight? I could still fight!” But it was all in vain, and the audience had no choice but to congratulate the absolute world champion Konstantin Tszyu. “Becoming an absolute world champion,” he said even before the fight, “is destined for me!” And having become one, he declared: “This is my destiny! But I made it myself with my hard training. Now I have become part of history!” And no matter how his future career turned out, he actually became this very part and the first Russian absolute world champion in the professional ring. Why Russian? Yes, only because Kostya to this day considers himself Russian and expresses himself completely unambiguously on this score: “Nationality is the language in which you think. But I think in Russian...”
After his victory over Judah, Kostya has only fought two fights so far, confidently defeating the concrete-jawed boxer Ben Taki on points, and the experienced American Jesse James Leiha by technical knockout in the 6th round.
On February 7, 2004, Kostya was supposed to perform in Moscow, entering the ring against Sharmba Mitchell, whom he had already defeated once. All the more distressing was the news from Kostya’s training camp about severe injury, received by our compatriot during preparation for battle. Tszyu underwent surgery and was prescribed a long course of treatment, and the fight with Mitchell was postponed to November 7, 2004.
IN at the moment Only good news is heard from Australia - Kostya has fully recovered from his injury and is more ready than ever for the fight. Well, let’s hope that Tszyu will once again prove his superiority over his opponent and we will continue to follow the new victories of our illustrious master for many years to come.
Now it is difficult to find a more popular athlete in Australia than Kostya Tszyu. Kostya Tszyu is idolized by hundreds of thousands of people. And Kostya Tszyu deserved this with his attitude towards life and people. He maintains friendly ties with former colleagues on the national team Soviet Union. During Olympic Games in Australia in 2000, Kostya provided members of the Russian national team with his gym for training.
IN free time Kostya Tszyu loves to travel, read, listen to classical music, and play tennis.
Kostya is a fan of the band Pink Floyd.
Tszyu enjoys watching old Soviet films.
Height - 170 cm.
Attack distance - 172 cm.
Manager - Vlad Wharton
Coach - Johnny Lewis
Father - Tszyu Boris Timofeevich.
Mother - Tszyu Valentina Vladimirovna.
Wife - Natalya Leonidovna Tszyu, born in 1972.
Sons: Timofey, born in 1994, and Nikita, born in 1998.
- Full name : Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu
- Date of birth: September 19, 1969
- Place of birth: Serov, Sverdlovsk region, RSFSR, USSR
- Resides: Sydney (Australia)
- Height: 170 cm
- Weight: 61 kg
- Speaker: in junior welterweight (up to 63.503 kg.)
- Stand: right-hand
Titles
In addition to victories in the Union Championship in 1989-1991, he is known as two-time champion Europe 1989-1991, 1991 world champion in amateur boxing, in his professional career won the title of absolute world champion according to WBC-WBA-IBF versions).
Biography
The boxer was produced by a metallurgist and a nurse. It is known that the child, according to his parents, was extremely zealous and active. It was for this reason that they decided to “raft him for sport.” At first, Kostya didn’t remember anything special about coming to boxing. Everything was extremely simple: he, nine years old, was brought by his father to the boxing section of the Youth Sports School in the unremarkable town of the Sverdlovsk region - Serov. That's where it all began. Coach V.Ts. Cherny, who not only identified a real talent for boxing in a capable boy, but also raised him young athlete those qualities that later gave this sport a real winner. There was no need to explain to Kostya for a long time what and how: he grasped everything on the fly, worked very hard, and literally six months later he began to beat older and stronger “Duchist players.” The fruits were not long in coming: certificates of honor, medals, first places in competitions at the city and regional level, and a few years later - at the republican and union level. They say that a planted tree only needs to be watered at first, protected from fools, and then it will cope with many difficulties on its own. This is how Konstantin, working conscientiously in the ring, absorbed the advice of his mentors, and his first achievements were not long in coming. First - All-Russian champion youth games(1985) and the USSR youth championships 1986-1987, and then 17-year-old Kostya Tszyu - a member of the USSR national boxing team.
Kostya Ju's move to Australia
Victories and triumphs Soviet master on European level and the world stage in 1980-1991. allow you to try yourself at a higher level - professional. Australian coach Johnny Lewis, after Tszyu’s triumph at the world championship, was extremely impressed by his victory and considers Konstantin worthy of turning professional. And soon the champion’s family moves to Australia. To understand how strong Kostya Tszyu was, you need to ask those undefeated pros who, at the beginning of their professional career the Russian, as they say, “clicked them once or twice,” and his fights did not look particularly good against the Australians, because the victories were early, but not at all successful. Among those “knocked out” in this way were 18 great masters. The impressive list began with Australian Darrell Hiles, knocked out on March 1, 1992, and ended with South African boxer Ian Bergman. Konstantin, who by that time already had Australian citizenship, earned his title by defeating Puerto Rican Jake Rodriguez on January 28, 1995, becoming the IBF junior welterweight world champion. By the way, an Australian with Russian roots will be able to defend this belt six times, until May 31, 1997! Another of Tszyu’s significant achievements was the WBC world junior welterweight title. The legendary boxer put on the belt after he emerged victorious from a fight with Miguel Angel Gonzalez from Mexico on August 21, 1999, after a technical knockout. The apotheosis, which does not often happen in boxing biography, was the unification fight for the WBC and WBA belts. It took place on February 3, 2001. Kostya Ju remained true to himself, knocking out American Sharmb Mitchell in the eighth round. Last fight: June 4, 2005 against Briton Ricky Hatton for multiple champion, which was healing several injuries at once, turned out to be unbearable. Unfortunately, Kostya Tszyu lost early...
He underwent surgery on the heart vessels after a heart attack. The 48-year-old athlete spoke about his health on the air of the program “Live Healthy” on Channel One.
According to the boxer, some time ago he decided to take a break from sports and take a break from training. After returning to classes, Tszyu felt unwell, once fainting.
“When I did some exercises, for example, pull-ups, after 15-20 times I experienced strange sensations.
I didn't understand what it was. And then in the morning I went to the toilet and fell...,” Tszyu said..
After that, according to the athlete, he called the TV presenter, who stated the need to consult a cardiologist, and the very next day the boxer found himself on the operating table.
During the examination, it was decided to perform coronary angiography and surgery to stent (strengthen the walls) of the artery. Doctors explained the problem high level cholesterol.
“It turned out that I had high cholesterol levels, which is the cause of the blood clot. I have already checked my children. Everything is fine with them!”- assured the athlete.
Konstantin is currently recovering from surgery.
This is not the first time Tszyu has turned to doctors for help with heart problems. In 2017, the boxer underwent examination at the Yekaterinburg Cardiocenter, where he received an electronic “Coronary Passport” chip and recommendations on how to prevent the development of atherosclerosis of the arteries.
Also last year, the athlete gave birth to his fifth child, daughter Victoria. Konstantin's eldest son Tim is already following in his father's footsteps and winning victory after victory in the professional ring.
Mine last Stand The 22-year-old athlete spent October 22 in Sydney, where he excelled in a fight with an Australian and won the regional title of the World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council Continental.
After a 10-round fight in weight category up to 72.6 kg, the judges unanimously gave the victory to Tszyu.
Now Konstantin’s son already has six victories and not a single defeat. He made his professional debut on December 17, 2016, defeating Australian Zorran Cassady on points.
Tszyu Sr. was born on September 19, 1969 in the city of Serov, Sverdlovsk region. At the beginning of his career, he became a prize-winner in many regional and international competitions.
His first serious successes at the adult level came in 1989, when Konstantin won the USSR and European championships. In 1990, Tszyu won gold at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, America, and a year later he became first at the continental and world championships.
The Russian's performance at the World Championships in Sydney impressed the Australian coach and promoter Bill Mordy. They invited him to move to Australia and start a professional career.
For a long time, Konstantin remained one of the strongest athletes on the planet in his weight category (up to 63.503 kg). He managed to defeat many famous boxers, such as Jesse Leija, Juan Laporte, Zab Judah, Cesar Chavez, Ismael Chavez. This made Tszyu famous in Australia and Russia.
Throughout his career, Konstantin fought 282 fights, in which he scored 270 victories.
In 2011, the athlete was included in the fighting hall of fame as a person who made a huge contribution to the development of this sport.
On the same day as the Russian, an American, actor and director, former Mexican champion, coach Ignacio “Nacho” Berishtein and famous referee Joe Cortez received a similar honor.
On June 4, 2005, the boxer had his last fight in the professional ring, after which he decided to try himself as a coach. Over the years of living in Australia, Tszyu developed his own training methods professional boxers, which he successfully used for several years.
Returning to his homeland, Konstantin began to train famous Russian athletes. Under his leadership they performed, and.
Tszyu also opened a series in Russia sports schools, where he regularly conducts master classes.
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Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu is a famous boxer who competes in the middleweight division. The most interesting thing is that he boxed not only for the Russian Federation, but also for the Soviet Union and Australia.
The guy was never the favorite of fate, but he always achieved everything through constant training and a great love for this sport. It is worth clarifying that Tszyu is a titled athlete who trains many successful young boxers of our time, including Sasha Povetkin and Denis Lebedev.
At the same time, Kostya is involved in social and charitable activities; he devotes a lot of time to educating the younger generation of athletes.
Height, weight, age. How old is Kostya Tszyu
It is worth noting that many people would like to know what the boxer’s height, weight, and age are. It is almost impossible to understand how old Kostya Tszyu is, since the guy looks incredibly young.
The most interesting thing is that Kostya Tszyu: the photos in his youth and now are similar, the athlete himself associates this with the fact that he eats right and plays sports constantly. The guy was born in 1969, so he is already forty-eight years old.
Tszyu received the zodiac sign - Virgo, therefore he amazes with his thriftiness, caringness, calmness and smiling. At the same time, the Eastern horoscope endowed him with the sign of the charismatic, stylish, beautiful and cheerful Rooster.
Konstantin’s height is one meter and seventy centimeters, and the handsome man weighs no less than sixty-one kilograms.
Biography and personal life of Kostya Tszyu
The biography and personal life of Kostya Tszyu attracts the attention of people, but the guy was not born into a rich family.
Father - Boris Tszyu - worked at a metallurgical plant in the Yekaterinburg town of Serov.
His mother, Valentina Tszyu, had a medical education, but worked as a nurse all her life.
The sister, Olga Tszyu, did not become famous, but she supports her brother morally, since as a child she shared the last candy with him when the family lived in a communal apartment.
The boy was incredibly active, so it was decided to channel his energy into sports. Kostya was talented, so after just six months he could defeat opponents much taller and stronger than himself in boxing competitions.
At the age of twelve, the guy not only did well at school, but also helped coach the junior team of the Soviet Union, while simultaneously winning a lot of competitions. Since 1989, Kostya became the USSR boxing champion, followed by victories at the European and world levels.
The guy graduated from SIPI and the Ural Federal University, and received a diploma with honors.
In the nineties he received gold at the Games Goodwill, and then earned awards of the same value at the World and European Championships. After this, Tszyu ended up in Australia and began training under the guidance of Lewis.
Throughout his entire career as an Australian, Soviet and Russian boxer, the guy took part in 282 fights, winning two hundred and seventy times. In 2011, Kostya was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and after that he began training the younger generation using a special system.
As part of charity programs, he opened on the territory Russian Federation numerous schools for young boxers. Since 2010, he has been the editor of the first electronic boxing magazine, and also began to often shine on television as a guest star and star in Australian TV series.
It recently became known that the man suffered a heart attack, but reliable data shows that the heart attack was avoided by installing a stent. It is unclear how Kostya Tszyu lives after a heart attack, but the boxer underwent rehabilitation on Lake Issyk-Kul.
The handsome man’s personal life is not as turbulent as it seems, because before his eyes was the story of his family, where mom and dad loved each other. Cheating for Tszyu was something supernatural, and he married his loved ones. It’s safe to say that there were only two real love stories in the guy’s life.
Family and children of Kostya Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu’s family and children always came first for the boxer; he always found a minute to chat with the kids. By the way, Tszyu is a happy father of many children, since he has five children from two marriages and an adopted son, Nikita.
At the same time, Kostya’s family had only two children - the guy himself and his sister Olya, and they grew up as independent people, since their parents worked constantly.
Many people think that Tszyu is a catchy pseudonym, but this is not so, since great-grandfather Innocent was a Korean, and a native one at that. The guy came to Russia from China in his youth, and then met his love there and stayed to live there.
Son of Kostya Tszyu - Timofey Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu’s son, Timofey Tszyu, was born in 1994, and his first wife, Natalya Tszyu, became his mother. The boy was incredibly similar to his famous father; he inherited his athletic talent.
Tima's father began to train him quite early age, his grandfather helped him, so the guy called his childhood a continuous training camp. He graduated from school, received a higher education, but always dreamed of getting out of the shadow of his father.
Timofey is engaged in boxing, occupying one hundred and ninth place in the world ranking of middleweight boxers. He lives with his family in Australia, is not married, but often communicates with his father, calling him his best adviser.
Son of Kostya Tszyu - Nikita Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu’s son, Nikita Tszyu, was born in 1995, his mother was Natalya Tszyu. The boy repeated the fate of his older brother, since the first photos of the baby in boxing gloves appeared in the family album a year and a half ago.
Nikita did well at school and trained with his famous grandfather. The guy did not start boxing professionally, but is still performing at the amateur level.
Nikita is less attached to his father than his older brother, however, he often visits him in Russia. It is worth clarifying that the guy is interested in football, although sometimes he goes out in public and gives master classes with his father.
Son of Kostya Tszyu - Alexander (Vladimir) Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu’s son, Alexander (Vladimir) Tszyu, was born in 2015, his mother was the boxer’s second wife, Tatyana Averina. He became the first-born in this marriage and a rather late child of Constantine.
The boxer showed himself to be a caring father who ran up to his baby’s first call and was not shy about changing diapers and walking with the boy. By the way, the man protected his son for so long that journalists still don’t know exactly what his name is – Sasha or Vova.
The boy is still too young to talk about his preferences, but he can often be seen with his father at sporting events.
Son of Kostya Tszyu - Nikita Averin
Kostya Tszyu’s son, Nikita Averin, is adopted, but the guy often calls the boxer his own father. The fact is that the guy was born in 1999 in the first marriage of his mother Tatyana Averina.
Kostya quickly found a common language with him, showing him the world of sports and finding a sea of common interests. He was the guest of honor at the wedding of his mother and stepfather; it was from Nikita that the boxer asked his mother’s hand in marriage.
It is worth noting that little is known about the guy, except that he graduated from school and is receiving a higher education in economics. His stepfather had already introduced him into his business of organizing children's sports schools, so it became clear that the boy would clearly not be left without support in the future.
Daughter of Kostya Tszyu - Anastasia Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu’s daughter, Anastasia Tszyu, is the boxer’s eldest daughter, whom he also hid from the public for a very long time. The girl was born in 2002, her mother was Natalya Tszyu.
Nastenka currently lives in Australia with her mother and brothers. She is very attached to her mother, so she often helps her with household chores. At the same time, Nastya quite often comes to visit her father in Russia, but no one tried to make a boxer girl out of the young lady.
Anastasia studies at a prestigious Australian university private school, and makes great strides in the humanities. In addition, Tszyu’s daughter has been involved in gymnastics for many years, constantly winning competitions, representing the Australian junior team.
Daughter of Kostya Tszyu - Victoria Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu’s daughter, Victoria Tszyu, is the youngest in the family of the boxer and Tatyana Averina, she was born just two years ago. By the way, the age difference between the half-sisters is almost fourteen years, which does not prevent them from being friends.
The baby got her name Victoria to prove that she is the most big victory in her father's life. Not sports, but personal and the most expensive. Konstantin constantly spends his free time with his daughter, he walks with Vika, feeds her and rejoices at her new achievements.
Victoria looks like her mother, but received her stubborn and slightly capricious character from her father. The girl always wants to be in first place, so Kostya already believes in her great future in any field.
Kostya Tszyu's ex-wife - Natalya Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu’s ex-wife, Natalya Tszyu, met her husband in his youth, when he was an aspiring boxer. In the nineties, in provincial Serov, young people relaxed in the same cafe.
The young beauty impressed Kostya so much that he decided to immediately take the bull by the horns. He approached and met the girl, but did not allow himself anything extra. Before deciding to kiss the ring thunderstorm, he courted his Natasha for six months.
In 1993, the marriage was concluded, but twenty years later it broke up, the reason was that the spouses stopped loving and understanding each other. Kostya was offended that Natasha, who worked in the tourism industry, rejoiced at his losses and demanded that he leave his sports career.
Kostya Tszyu's wife - Tatyana Averina
Kostya Tszyu’s wife, Tatyana Averina, appeared in his life almost immediately after the dissolution of his first marriage, which gave rise to rumors that the guy was cheating on his wife. Tanya herself confirmed that before they began to live together, they had been dating for many years. However, there can be no question of betrayal, since Kostya and Natasha did not live together for three years before the marriage officially broke up.
The boxer saw Tanya for the first time in a bar, he met her gaze and realized that he had fallen in love forever. The girl waited five years until her beloved left the family. Konstantin was struck by the fact that she did not even insist that the relationship be legalized.
Currently, the couple is happily married, they understand each other perfectly and are raising children.
Instagram and Wikipedia Kostya Tszyu
The famous boxer has had Kostya Tszyu’s Instagram and Wikipedia for many years. It is from these sources that you can learn a wealth of interesting and relevant information, and you can vouch for its reliability.
From an article on Wikipedia you can really learn everything about personal and family life boxer, about his children and spouses. At the same time, from this source we also learn about sports career Constantine, his opponents and battles.
Tszyu also has an official profile on Instagram, which already has 175,000 subscribers. In it you can find many current photos and videos taken from Konstantin’s personal archive, most of them related to personal training or sports. The article was found on alabanza.ru
Today marks the 45th anniversary of one of the most prominent figures in the history of Russian professional boxing.
11/06/2004 Konstantin Tszyu knocked out Sharmbu Mitchell in the 3rd round (USA) and defended his IBF title in the 63.5 kg category.
In this fight, Tszyu looked absolutely invincible. Three and a half years before that, he had already met with Mitchell, and he, despite the fact that he entered the ring with a knee injury, managed to provide much more worthy resistance, and now he simply could not do anything. In less than three rounds, Tszyu sent him to the floor four times. If the referee had not stopped the fight in time, Mitchell most likely would have left the ring on a stretcher.
11/03/2001 Konstantin Tszyu knocked out Zab Judah in the 2nd round (USA) and defended his titles WBC And W.B.A. in the category up to 63.5 kg, and also won the IBF title, thus becoming the absolute world champion in his weight.
This is by far Tszyu's most famous fight. The fast and elusive Judah had a great first round, but few people noticed that he missed Tszyu’s signature right straight a couple of times, which caused his agility to subside. The second round was already completely even, and at the very end, Tszyu sent Judah to the floor with the same right straight, from which he fell as many as two times. That is, he jumped up, but his knees moved towards each other, and he fell again. Referee Jay Neidi stopped the fight after that, and Judah threw a tantrum about the “hasty” stoppage of the fight, but he never found an understanding.
07/29/2000 Konstantin Tszyu knocked out Julio Cesar Chavez in the 6th round (Mexico) and defended his WBC title in the 63.5 kg category.
Of course, Chavez was no longer in his senses at its best, but Tszyu beat the one who was so that a clear impression was created that he could defeat his famous opponent in his better days. Tszyu immediately took the initiative, in the third round Chavez already understood everything and began to work very dirty, mainly trying to butt. This did not make any impression on Tszyu. He only increased his advantage. In the fifth round, the referee nevertheless gave Chavez a warning, but the side judges did not deduct a point from him for this. In the sixth round, Tszyu finally knocked down Chavez and then finished him off. The referee stopped the fight, after which water and cola poured into the ring from all sides and bottles flew. Fortunately, they are plastic. I was one of those who took Tszyu out of the ring. Perhaps this remains the most vivid memory of my entire journalistic life.
01/28/1995 Konstantin Tszyu knocked out Jake Rodriguez in the 6th round (Puerto Rico) and won the IBF title in the up to 63.5 kg category.
The beginning of the Tszyu era and his first title. Rodriguez, although a highly respected champion, seems to have become right hand Tszyu thought only about survival, not about victory. He didn’t win not just a single round, but almost a single episode. In the sixth round, Tszyu crushed him with incredible ease.
01/11/1994 Konstantin Tszyu defeated Hector Lopez on points in a ten-round fight (Mexico).
Lopez, although not a champion, enjoyed enormous respect and in this fight showed that he fully deserved it. For Tszyu it was only the eleventh professional fight and the first, where it was checked for bending and breaking. Lopez fought like never before in his life, but that wasn’t enough. Tszyu still cut this natural fighter down, and although his whole face was bruised after the fight, he won a convincing victory. Lopez looked even worse.
