Nikita Tszyu shows growth in late stoppage of Koen Mazoudier in Sydney

Junior middleweight prospect Nikita ‘The Butcher’ Tszyu (10-0, 8 KOs) scored a career-best win when he stopped Koen Mazoudier (12-4-1, 5 KOs) in the ninth-round of their scheduled 10-round contest at the ICC Sydney Theatre in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday night.

Mazoudier, 28, had his moments early on, but he really came on in the middle rounds of the bout. In the sixth round of their fight he got under Tszyu’s skin and the pair traded for the second half of the stanza. It was a moment of ill-discipline from Tszyu.