Konstantin Tszyu is the only one in his professional field who has been recognized by three world-class boxing associations as an absolute champion. How did he get into sports, and thanks to which he managed to achieve such heights?
Konstantin Borisovich Tszyu already left professional sports, but did not “cheat" him. He is actively promoting the basics of a healthy lifestyle among young people, is the face of one of the brands of sportswear, holds boxing workshops, conducts several television shows and writes books. And even serious health problems did not force him to abandon his beloved business.
Biography of Konstantin Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu was born in the Sverdlovsk region, in the small town of Serov, in September 1969. The boy’s father was a metallurgist, his mother was a paramedic, and his surname came from his grandfather, a native Korean.
In order to somehow calm down the unusually active son and direct his energy “in a peaceful direction”, his father took Kostya to the boxing section. The boy was delighted with such an idea, and his parents decided to support the hobby. Arriving at the sport quite late, at the age of 10, after half a year of training, Konstantin surprised the trainers of the city youth sports school with victories in sparring with partners much older and heavier than himself.
The boy was recommended to the junior national team of the USSR. And already in 1985, his sports piggy bank was replenished with the title of champion of the country in the youth category. This was the start of the dizzying boxing career of Konstantin Tszyu.
Konstantin Tszyu's career
The first major success in the adult group at Kostya happened in 1989. He received the championship belt of the RSFSR level and won an unconditional victory in competitions of European scale.
For several years, Kostya practically had no defeats, which attracted the attention of the Australian coach Johnny Lewis to the young boxer. And he managed to convince Konstantin to move to Australia, to obtain citizenship of the country. Since 1991, Konstantin Tszyu, under the mentorship of Lewis, began to speak at the world's leading boxing rings.
In the list of bright victories of Tszyu, fights with such boxers as
- Jake Rodriguez
- Roger Mayweather,
- Corey Johnson
- Rafael Ruelas and others.
Kostya Tszyu for his invaluable contribution to the development of boxing is included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He trained the best Russian athletes, who with his victories once again proved his high professionalism. In addition, Tszyu is the author of many civic initiatives aimed at developing sports in the Russian Federation.
