Kostya Tszyu Boxer

Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu is a semi-retired Russian-Australian professional boxer of mixed Russian, Korean and Mongol descent. He holds both Russian and Australian citizenship and is a four-time world Light Welterweight Champion, including a period of time as the Undisputed Light Welterweight Champion. Tszyu was the first champion to unify the light welterweight division in over 30 years. He is considered by many in Australia to be a national sports hero. On 7 December 2010, he was inducted in the prestigious International Boxing Hall of Fame for the Class of 2011.

Personal facts

Kostya Tszyu
Birth dateSeptember 19, 1969
Birth place
Soviet Union , Serov (town) , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Nationality
Australians
Russians
Height (meters)1.524

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