Michael Zerafa

IBF I-C jr lightweight champ and IBF # 4 Samir Ziani (33-3-1) defends the title against OPBF title holder Yoshimitsu Kimura (13-2-1) on May 6 in Blagnac, France. Ziani, managed by Gary Hyde, previously held the EBU title but after several postponements of his planned defenses he relinquished the title and went for greener pastures.

Michael Zerafa and Issac Hardman had to be separated at weigh-in as the two traded shots with one another. Zerafa and Hardman also came to blows at a pre-fight media conference last month, showing the rivalry is real. The two are set to square off in a high-stakes middle-weight showdown on Wednesday night at the Melbourne Convention Centre. The winner is set to take on Brazil’s new No.1-ranked contender Esquiva Falcao for the IBF belt, after unified world champion Gennady Golovkin opted to vacate the division and chase a third bout against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.

Takeshi Inoue has hit back at Aussie boxer Michael Zerafa over a 2016 spar, leaking footage of the session as "proof" he wasn't dominated. Ahead of his huge fight on Wednesday night with the undefeated Tim Tszyu, Inoue has become embroiled in a heated back-and-forth with Zerafa. The 31-year-old told...

Stevie ‘The Viking’ Spark 12-1 (11) will get the opportunity of a lifetime when he moves up another weight class to challenge WBO number one junior middleweight contender Tim Tszyu 18-0 (14) at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on Wednesday night. It wasn’t the fight...

Michael Zerafa has officially withdrawn from his highly anticipated fight against rising superstar Tim Tszyu, just seven days before the scheduled bout. Zerafa's team cited concerns over COVID-19 restrictions between Victoria, where he resides, and New South Wales, where the bout was set to take place, as the reason he would not travel. However, fight promoters believe Zerafa never intended to take on Tszyu.

Michael Zerafa has officially pulled out of his scheduled July 7 fight with Tim Tszyu. A replacement is currently being sought. Zerafa's camp claims there are too many risks involved in travelling to Newcastle from Melbourne for the fight, although rumours have been swirling about a bad sparring session. Zerafa's...

Steve Spark will step in on late notice to fight Tim Tszyu after Michael Zerafa pulled out of their scheduled July 7 bout. Zerafa's team pulled him out just seven days out from the bout, citing concerns around COVID and travel restrictions. Zerafa's manager and trainer Sam Labruna told Sporting...

The all-Australian junior middleweight showdown between Tim Tszyu and Michael Zerafa, which was scheduled for July 7 in the city of Newcastle, Australia, is off. On Tuesday, just over a week out from the fight, Team Zerafa raised concerns over COVID-19 restrictions and made their withdrawal official the following day.

Citing New South Wales’ recent uptick in COVID cases and the possibility of facing a two-week quarantine, Michael Zerafa has withdrawn from his July 7th grudge match with countryman Tim Tszyu. In his place steps 24-year-old Steve Spark, who was preparing for a fight in Queensland on the 24th. Spark...

Michael Zerafa will need to bring the same energy that he took into a sparring session with Daniel Lewis a few years ago if he has any chance of beating Tim Tszyu, says Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech. Fenech says the session between Zerafa and the 2016 Olympian Lewis was...

Tim Tszyu has labelled Michael Zerafa "Australia's most hated man" and plans on beating the 29-year-old "for people all round the country" when the pair step into the ring in Newcastle next Wednesday night. Despite significant uncertainty around the fight after Sydney went into lockdown over the weekend, the hugely...