Not many people would thank their brother for licking the blood off their boxing gloves, but then again, Nikita Tze is not like most older brothers.
At ringside during his older brother Tim's world title showdown with Sebastian Fundora, disaster struck from the third round, but Nikita did everything he could for his brother.
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“I just kept saying to myself and repeating these words: 'Tim, you're a warrior, you're an absolute warrior,'” Tsi said. no limit boxing podcast.
“It's like trying to communicate with him telepathically.”
In the end, Tim suffered a severe cut on his forehead, which blinded him for ten rounds, leaving him at a painful disadvantage against Fandora.
Nikita felt immense “pride” as he watched his older brother endure “great hardships” and continue to trample Fundora, but Tim's actions after the match made him wonder why young Tszyu was headed in a different direction. He summarized what he was doing. .
“I was jealous[of Tim's loss of blood],” Tsi said.
“But at the end of the fight, he cut his glove and licked it. And I was like, 'Oh, thank you, you did that for me.'”
This is an anecdote that only goes a long way to explaining Nikita Tze's wild side. no limit boxing podcastHere, he talks about his high school “threats,” his 2024 hit list, and the food combination he likens to an “orgasm.”
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Nikita, a high school “threat”
If you went to high school with your siblings in the year mentioned above, you'll know that it was almost like a cheat code.
If someone dared to prank you on the playground, there were plenty of older boys ready to teach that person a hard lesson.
Nikita enjoyed that very experience when she entered Year 7 at Newington College, where Tim was in Year 10 at the time.
“He was boxing at the time, so no one messed with him,” Tze said.
“Then I came in as a brash kid and found an opportunity to enjoy everything. Plus, I have an older brother who is also a martial artist, so no one messes with you.
“And that also gave me more opportunities to interfere with other people without any repercussions. So when I first started school, I was a threat.”
Nikita was suspended. four From Year 7 to Year 9, it's not because of Tim. Tim, along with his friends, would “lure” his baby brother into people's homes and spit pearls in bubble tea at people.
“Yeah, I've been kicked out of a lot of shopping centers because I just stand on the top floor, visible between each floor, and just keep shooting (pearls) at people on different floors,” Tse said. .
“And they (people) can't really do anything because we're like two levels above.”
It's still a good thing Nikita didn't throw some of the food he'd been feeding himself recently on an unsuspecting shopper.
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Nikita, the chef who creates “orgasm” cooking
For Tszyu's Instagram followers, the man nicknamed “The Butcher” is constantly posting photos of his delicious meals.
But he doesn't say much about his latest discovery: grilled steak and pineapple.
“When you pair steak with grilled pineapple, the balance of the two flavors makes you feel like you're having an orgasm,” Tze said.
“It takes you to a new world. I remember trying it for the first time. So we started it in Las Vegas, USA. And it has now become a must-have.”
Those who have followed his journey will also know about the shocking revelations about his diet ahead of his fight with Darkon Dryden in October 2022.
He vowed to eat raw liver once a week and slowly incorporate spleen, heart, and bull testicles into his diet.
At the time, Tszyu lived up to his nickname “The Butcher” by consuming these foods.
But now he considers raw organs to be “probably the worst thing I've ever put in my mouth.”
“They are corrupt,” Tszyu said.
“I did it for the health benefits. It's also full of vitamins and is a very healthy food.
“Raw stuff is just gross. Liver is definitely the worst for me.”
Instead of having to eat whole raw organs, one of Tszyu's sponsors is a company that supplies him with liver, heart, kidney and spleen tablets to control nausea.
Tablet or not, Tszyu knows he can't afford to mess up with his diet if he wants to earn a spot on the 2024 hit list.
Nikita and the big names on his 2024 hit list
On rare occasions, Nikita and Tim spar, but they are never friendly.
In fact, Nikita recalled a sparring session when Tim started fight camp expecting to fight Eriksson Rubin if he beat his brother.
Unfortunately for his brother, he quickly learned that hitting Tim never ends well.
“He's already gone six rounds, so I'm fresh in here,” Tsi said.
“And I felt so refreshed that day. Like, I surprised myself with what I was doing and I made him a lot of clean shots.
“But I didn't think much about it. The next day my uncle said to me, 'You're going to spar again on Thursday, but this time you're going first.' And Tim I knew that I asked for it. I knew that.
“I thought, 'No more, no more.' I was just nervous for the next day. I thought, 'Oh my god, I have to play against Tim, who's new.'
“He basically came out and fucked me over. It was personal.”
Nikita explained that the two don't spar anymore because someone always ends up getting seriously injured, but if he can go toe-to-toe with the former super welterweight world champion, he's ready for the big fight in 2024. He explained that there is no reason why names cannot be targeted.
The 26-year-old will face “tricky” Italian Danilo Creti at the Hordern Pavilion on April 24, in what will be the former's first fight of 2024.
Tszyu enters this contest as a heavy favorite but knows Creati will be a frustrating opponent to face.
“It's going to be difficult because he's not that simple of a person or that fighter,” Tszyu said.
“It's going to be hard trying to understand him because he does things in a messy way. He's a very elusive and unpredictable person, so I don't think it's going to be an easy fight.
“Yeah, I really need to be on my A game to get him.”
If Tszyu is able to defend his Australian super welterweight title against the man known as 'Dash', there will already be several names on the radar.
One of them was Koen Mazoudie, who was scheduled to face Tszyu, but was unable to compete due to an ear injury sustained in his TKO victory over Travis Druce on March 13th.
Tszyu believes the fight with Mazoudieh will be a “great” fight because “his name has been in my head since my amateur days.”
“He’s a textbook fighter, so I like the style aspect of it,” Tszyu said.
“He's hungry. He's dedicated to getting better and I like the way he does things. So it'll be fun to fight him.”
Another potential opponent Tszyu wants is the man who dropped his brother Wade Ryan.
Gunneda is a southpaw, like Tszyu when he was younger, and fighting someone with the same stance will be something Nikita “really likes”.
“And he (Ryan) is tough too. He's going to throw a lot of punches,” Tsi said.
Tszyu also wants the head of Brock Jarvis, who has not fought since March 8 of last year after undergoing two major surgeries.
Jarvis first attracted attention as a bantamweight (53.3 kg), but now competes in every weight class from welterweight (67 kg) to middleweight (72.5 kg), an incredible feat rarely seen in professional boxing. It's a leap forward.
And Tszyu would happily welcome Jarvis to the super welterweight division.
“Try it, try it, Brock,” Tszyu said.
When asked how a fight between the two would go, Tszyu bluntly replied, “It'll be similar to what he and Liam Paro did, but maybe even more brutal.”
There is also a name that has long been associated with the Tse family: Michael Zerafa.
The Victorian was brutally stopped in his WBA world middleweight title fight against Erislandy Lara on the Tszyu vs. Fundora undercard.
But if Zerafa thinks he can rebuild by bringing in the young Tszyu, he has other ideas.
“I think he (Zerafa) should retire by this point,” Tsi said.
“I'm not interested in that fight.”
Before Nikita can complete the rest of his hit list, he must first deal with a cunning customer named Creatie.
Then something even bigger awaits “The Butcher.”
And he'll do it all with the exact same personality that made him a “threat” in high school.
