A dog bite could derail Tim Tszyu’s first defence of his interim boxing world title after the Australian underwent surgery on a laceration to his right forearm over the weekend.
Tszyu was taken to hospital after reportedly sustaining the injury at a barbecue on Saturday, ahead of his scheduled WBO super welterweight title fight against Carlos Ocampo on 18 June.
Tszyu is due to fight the Mexican on the Gold Coast in three weeks’ time, leaving him in a race to recover from the surgery and prove his fitness in time to defend the belt he won in March.
Tszyu’s camp said the wound sustained by the 28-year-old was superficial but required treatment from the team doctor and then a surgeon on Saturday afternoon.
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