A ranking fight took place in Australia between Tim Tszyu and Denis Nurca.
İdman.Biz reports that the fight lasted a full 12 rounds and ended with the Australian boxer's victory by unanimous decision of the judges. Following the results of the fight, Tszyu won the "WBO International" title in the middleweight division.
After the match, Tszyu, evaluating his performance, especially emphasized his opponent's amazing endurance:
"I need to watch the fight again. But honestly, the opponent was very tough. I guarantee that if I had beaten Tony Harrison like that, he would have already been knocked out."
Prior to this fight, Denis Nurca maintained the status of an undefeated boxer throughout his career.