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Vince Phillips vs Kostya Tszyu - Highlights (UPSET KNOCKOUT)

#kostyatszyu #tszyuvsphillips #tszyuvsphillipshighlights SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel 👉    / @jeffjacksonboxing   ** NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED ** May 31st, 1997. Undefeated 27 year old Kostya Tszyu aka the “Thunder from Down Under” fought 32 year old “Cool” Vince Phillips in the 6th defense of his IBF World Super Lightweight Championship. At this juncture, the 3.5-1 betting favorite Tszyu was considered to be more or less in his prime while Vince was seen as being on the downside of his career. Prefight records; Tszyu 18(14)-0, Phillips 35(24)-3. In January 1995, Kostya garnered the IBF World Super Lightweight Title via TKO6 over Jake Rodriguez and made 5 successful defenses between June 1995 to January 1997 notably over the likes of Jan Piet Bergman, Hugo Pineda & Roger Mayweather. For his 6th defense, he was up against Vince who had meaningful wins over the likes of Anthony Jones & Harold Brazier. As a whole, it was an exciting fight with many power shots connected by both men but Phillips’ right hand was apparently sharper against Tszyu’s for the most part. Additionally, the challenger also worked the body effectively with his right hooks going into the midpoint which ultimately resulted in huge dividends. Kostya was shook with rights upstairs and downstairs in round 6 then decked in round 7 with a humongous right hand with about 23 seconds left to the bell. After round 9, both were cut on the brows due to the many exchanges dispensed through 27 minutes of action. The accumulation of punishment finally took it’s toll on Tszyu in round 10 when his legs was buckled from under him courtesy of a pulverizing right by Phillips who wasted no time and went for the kill with a barrage of punishment that left the gutsy Australian warrior flailing on the ropes. Referee Benjy Estevez stepped in to halt the merciless assault and a new IBF World Super Lightweight Champion was crowned via a stunning upset. Between August 1997 and March 1998, Vince Phillips made 3 successful defenses over Micky Ward, Freddie Pendleton & Alfonso Sanchez before losing the title to Terron Millett via TKO5 in February 1999. As for Kostya Tszyu, he rebounded strongly after his first career setback and went 4(4)-0 then proceeded to become the WBC Light Welterweight Champion with a TKO10 triumph over Miguel Angel Gonzalez in August 1999. In November 2001, he became the first ever Undisputed World Light Welterweight Champion in over 30 years by stopping “Super” Zab Judah via TKO2 where he held the IBF, WBA & WBC Light Welterweight Championships by scoring the most significant victory of his career. Note: The last Undisputed World Light Welterweight Champion was the power punching Takeshi Fuji who defeated Sandro Lopopolo via KO2 in April 1967 to bag the WBA & WBC World Light Welterweight Titles in devastating fashion. Enjoy this highlight of this explosive bout that ended up with an UPSET KNOCKOUT and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for boxing awesomeness! Stay safe, take care and never ever stop punching.