What Aussie boxing superstar Tim Tszyu can expect on home soil THIS YEAR if he beats Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev in Florida

If Tim Tszyu wins his IBF super-welterweight showdown against Bakhram Murtazaliev this weekend in Florida, the boxing superstar’s next bout will potentially be on Australian soil.

And Tszyu won’t have to wait long –  his promoters No Limit want to stage the fight on December 29 this year.

‘If Tim can win the world title, we are definitely looking for a big Australian homecoming before the end of the year,’ No Limit boss Matt Rose told News Corp.

‘Ideally, Timmy gets the job done, he’s the world champion, and returns home to huge fanfare and an Australian fight as a world champion.

‘If Tim does what I think he’ll do this weekend – and I think he’ll destroy Bakhram – then we’ll take the IBF belt and we’ll look for a defence at the end of 2024.’

The venue is yet to be confirmed – with Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and the Gold Coast shortlisted options.

American fighters Erickson Lubin and Jesus Ramos loom as possible opponents, with Tszyu’s manager Glen Jennings stating it could be the last time ‘The Soul Taker’ fights locally.

The far more lucrative US market awaits if Tszyu keeps on winning. 

Tszyu labelled Bakhram Murtazaliev as ‘not that smart’ as the mind games intensify ahead of their bout in Florida 

Aussie boxing legend Kostya Tszyu has flown in from Russia to watch his oldest son live for the first time since the 29-year-old’s professional debut in Sydney in 2016

The fight in Australia would be a voluntary defence of the IBF title, before Tszyu looks ahead to unification bouts and a likely re-match with the towering Sebastian Fundora.

But Tszyu isn’t getting ahead of himself – he labelled Murtazaliev ‘gritty’ and knows the Russian will be tough to beat in Florida.

Meanwhile, Tszyu has received one last spiritual boost from his father as he bids to emulate the legendary Kostya as a two-time boxing world champion.

A day after Kostya gatecrashed the official pre-fight press conference for his son’s IBF super-welterweight showdown in Florida, Tszyu revealed the gift his dad handed over at their emotion-charged family reunion.

‘My dad has worry beads. That’s what they’re called,’ he said.

‘Dad can’t go a day in his life or move around anywhere without them. ‘He got me some good ones and I guess I’ve got to start flipping them around.’

Before Tszyu enters the ring, the undercard at the Caribe Royale Orlando begins at 11am on Sunday AEDT.

The co-main event in the US will be Yoenis Tellez versus Johan Gonzalez in super welterweight action, with Tszyu versus Murtazaliev available on Kayo for $69.95.