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'That Sucks': Tszyu Won't Buy Zerafa 'Can't See' Excuse

On Friday night, the Nikita Tszyu–Michael Zerafa main event at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre was stopped and ruled a No Contest after Zerafa suffered a cut above his left eye, with referee Chris Condon waving off the bout on the ringside doctor's advice.
Repeated head clashes, common in southpaw vs orthodox matchups, and an accidental head butt in round two opened the cut after Zerafa's 2021 withdrawal from a Tim Tszyu fight fueled Tszyu family bad blood.
TV captured Michael Zerafa telling the ringside doctor he couldn't see before officials stopped the contest, but on camera Zerafa later insisted `No, I'm ready to go` and said his vision was blurry.
Angry spectators hurled beer cans and water bottles as Tim Tszyu confronted Zerafa, with No Limit Boxing boss George Rose apologising and promising to address the matter tomorrow.
The result could intensify bad blood and push Tszyu toward a US superfight, while Zerafa hinted he may never fight again, marking a notorious moment in Australian boxing history.

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