Tim Tszyu vs Joey Spencer LIVE: Round-by-round updates and all the news from Aussie’s make-or-break fight

By SHAYNE BUGDEN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 02:03 BST, 6 April 2025 | Updated: 03:06 BST, 6 April 2025

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Follow Daily Mail Australia’s live blog for round-by-round updates and all the latest reaction as the Aussie tries to get his career back on track after a devastating loss

 

Next up: Koen Mazoudier vs Dan Hill

Mazoudier was KO’d by Nikita Tszyu in his last fight, which was a nine-round war in which Tim’s brother looked completely spent in the eighth before his barnstorming stoppage in the last round.

This is for the Australian super welterweight title, which is held by Hill, an ex-MMA fighter who loves to pressure his opponents.

‘I’m a loving person’

Peters said that as he addressed the crowd in centre ring, after telling the crowd he wants to get out and explore Newcastle after making short work of Lenehan.

That’s two pro wins for the rising talent, who looked completely unruffled and supremely confident in there.

Awesome display from Peters

You name it, he landed it. Peters scored to the body with great effect, but the shot that really started the rot was a sweet left hook. A right hook that left Lenehan sagging defenceless against the ropes was the last of the bout, courtesy of a very well timed intervention from the ref.

Peters has taken his shoes off in centre ring, which you don’t see every day.

Round one: Callum Peters vs William Lenehan – and Peters scores a TKO win

If this was decided on conditioning alone, Lenehan would win – he’s in incredible shape.

Peters is very busy both with his fists and his movement, catching Lenehan to the head and the body early on. Not a lot of heat on his shots but his placement is all class, scoring with jabs, straight rights and rips.

Shawn Porter wants him to keep his hands up, and he eats a Lenehan jab, but shrugs it off.

Peters cracks his man with a left hook and pins him in the corner, landing more left hooks – and a big shot sees the ref race in to wave it off.

Up next: Callum Peters vs William Lenehan

Lenehan once dreamed of becoming an AFL star, whereas Paris Olympics star Peters comes in as favourite after more than 120 amateur fights, with a Commonwealth Games silver medal in his trophy room. He’s incredibly confident, laughing and even shadow boxing with a fan on his way to the ring.

Sette takes a unanimous points win

All three judges scored it 48-46 for Sette, who swung the fight with that ripping right uppercut after losing the first two rounds on Daily Mail’s card.

Walton was never quite the same after that and the damage showed in the last round, when he couldn’t match his opponent’s output.

Round 5: Brent Walton vs Isaias Sette

‘No more singles!’ is the last command to Walton before the bell rings to start the final round.

Walton takes a couple, lands a counter right. He is jabbing more, but not enough, and takes an uppercut.

Jab and a right from Walton find their mark but didn’t trouble Sette.

Both men trade up close and Sette has the better of it. Walton lands a right, takes a right. His workrate is dropping and he’s taking shots regularly.

Good left hook from Sette. Walton tries to land that shot and can’t find his mark.

Sette takes that 10-9 with his punching volume. Not a lot of power, but better placement than the tiring Walton.

Round 4: Brent Walton vs Isaias Sette

That right uppercut left Walton in Disneyland for a few seconds but it’s a tribute to his conditioning that he was able to recover.

To be honest, he still looks a little damaged to start the fourth. Shawn Porter believes it will take a perfect punch from the local to finish this, as Sette has looked untroubled by the heavy shots he’s taken.

Right lead misses from Walton, but the left hook finds its mark.

Sette is slowing down a bit and doesn’t look as fit as Walton, who lands with a strong right but can’t keep the pressure going.

Slow combination from Sette does nothing but he’s at least setting it up with the jab, unlike Walton, who appears to be looking for big shots.

Close round, but that big right gets Walton over the line, 10-9.

And now his corner is up him for throwing single punches instead of combinations with jabs. ‘Set it up!’ is the call.

Round 3: Brent Walton vs Isaias Sette

Sette’s corner want him to work the left hand more and reckon the uppercut is landing every time he throws it – but he eats another big right from Walton in the first 30 seconds.

Embarrassing mistake by Sette’s corner, who forgot to put his mouthpiece in, with the ref calling a break so they can fix their error.

Now Walton is rocked and left wobbly with an uppercut to the chin.

Sette is scoring as he looks to end it and Walton is trying to fight in close – and scores with a big right that hammers Sette. This is a war.

Walton eating a lot of shots and he’s standing right in front of Sette, not inclined to run and make space at all.

Sette’s jab is landing at will and Walton still doesn’t look right with 10 seconds left, but Sette can’t put him away.

Sensational finish there – 10-8 Sette.

Round 2: Brent Walton vs Isaias Sette

Good jab from Walton to kick this one off, then he drives Sette back with a glancing right.

Sette’s punches are landing, especially the left hook – two of those have scored early on – but they are doing zero damage as he’s not putting his weight behind them.

Uppercut scores for Sette, who switches to southpaw, but still can’t match Walton’s scoring punches.

Round 1: Brent Walton vs Isaias Sette

Sette comes in with a record of three wins, one draw and three losses for this welterweight bout, compared to Walton’s three wins and one loss, with two of those victories coming by KO.

Walton, who is a Newcastle local, has a clear advantage with crowd support, and backs Sette up early with jabs to the body and a right to the head, which is blocked.

A right lands for Walton and he throws on the inside. He’s making a priority of trying to land that right.

Now a straight right to the body from Walton, then a clean right to the head after working to the body. Best punch of the round so far.

Sette collects his man with a light left hook. He’s not really sitting down on his punches.

Another left hook from Sette before Walton finishes by rocking his man with a right hand.

Shawn Porter on what to look out for in round one

The two-time welterweight world champion is hoping Tim doesn’t come out swinging with heavy punches and missing from the opening bell, believing that could spell disaster for the Aussie.

After his headhunting approach backfired in his last-out KO loss to Bakhram Murtazaliev, Tszyu put a scare through No Limit promoter George Rose when he said he wouldn’t rule out once again adopting a crash through or crash mentality and seeking an early stoppage against Spencer.

Tzyu’s insane weight gain

He stripped himself back to hit the scales at 69.86kg at yesterday morning’s official weigh-in – and just four hours later, he had already added 5kg – and said he would do it ‘easy’ adding a total of 10kg by the time of his fight.

Tim’s big admission before taking on Spencer

Tszyu has never been short on confidence, and he’s still ultra-sure of himself headed into today’s fight – but he has been realistic when it comes to what a third straight loss will mean for his career.

Tim Tszyu’s mum reveals why she is refusing to attend any more of her sons’ fights

Natasha Tszyu watched her ex-husband Kostya go to war in the ring, and she has done the same for her eldest son Tim – but she has now said enough is enough.

Blake Wells takes a split decision

That’s quite an upset after six brutal rounds, with the Sydneysider handing Mikhailovich only the second loss of his professional career.

The rest of today’s card

Here’s how proceedings will build to a crescendo this afternoon in Newcastle…

Brent Walton vs Isaias Sette (four rounds)

Callum Peters vs William Lenehan (five rounds)

Koen Masoudier vs Dan Hill (10 rounds)

Brandon Grach vs Liam Talivaa (Australian heavyweight title eliminator, eight rounds)

Endry Saavedra vs Mikkel Nielsen (WBO International Middleweight title, 10 rounds)

Tim Tszyu vs Joey Spencer (IBO Intercontinental Super Welterweight title, 10 rounds)

Take a bow, Cody Beekin

The second fight of the card provided another second-round stoppage as the middleweight smashed Ryan Daye and left him very wobbly before the ref waved off the contest.

Today’s results so far

Cooper O’Connell – whose mother Shannon lost a world title bout to Australia’s Ebanie Bridges in December 2022 – started his professional career with a punishing TKO win over Benjamin Amos, dropping his opponent twice before the referee called a halt to the contest in the second.

At just 18 and with 60 amateur fights under his belt, he has stamped himself as a fighter to watch.

G’day and welcome

Thanks for joining us for Daily Mail Australia’s live blog of the Tim Tszyu vs Joey Spencer fight for the IBO Intercontinental Super Welterweight title.

We’ll be bringing you round-by-round updates as the Aussie tries to get his career back on track after his devastating loss to Bakhram Murtazaliev in his last bout.

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Tim Tszyu vs Joey Spencer LIVE: Round-by-round updates and all the news from Aussie’s make-or-break fight

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