Tim Tze told his brother to refrain from buying marijuana gummies because his grandfather was no longer going to Las Vegas.
Just 24 hours after Tszyu spoke fox sports australia His famous father Kostya was scheduled to be ringside for Sunday's match against Sebastian Fundora, but he now says the Hall of Fame induction was forced to cancel.
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Tze said she still did not know the exact reason for her father's late withdrawal, but there were suggestions that it may have something to do with the difficulty of traveling outside Russia.
Incredibly, Tszyu's younger brother Nikita, who is also in camp with the WBO super welterweight champion, has not seen his father in eight years.
'The Butcher' said this week that he was excited to be reunited with the old man, despite being tasked with controlling his famously 'chaotic' manners at ringside.
Instead, Nikita calmed down his father by feeding the former world champion, who himself fought five times in the Fight Capital of the World, most notably defeating American Zab Judah by knockout, with “weed gummies.” He said he intended to do so.
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But on Tuesday, while warming up for training at Split T Boxing Club here in Las Vegas, the champion revealed that his father had been forced to cancel.
“So he's not coming,” Tsi said simply, explaining that he had not yet been given details as to why.
This at least saves Nikita a bag of cannabis gummies, right?
“That’s right,” Tzu laughed.
“Everything is back to normal.”
Kostya, who currently lives in Russia, has only seen his superstar son play live once, when he made his professional debut at the SCG.
