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Former World Champion Tim Tszyu Battles Undefeated Denis
Nurja April 4 From Australia
Former world champion and Australian superstar Tim Tszyu
will square off against undefeated rising WBA contender
Denis Nurja in the super welterweight main event of PBC
Championship Boxing on Prime Video action on Saturday, April
4 (U.S. date and time) from the Wollongong Entertainment
Centre in Australia.
The event will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, with the action
streaming exclusively on Prime Video for all Prime members
in the United States and select countries. Join today or
start a free 30-day trial to catch the card.
Also featured on Prime Video will be a duel of top super
bantamweight contenders as Australia’s Sam Goodman takes on
Argentina’s Rodrigo Ruiz in a 12-round IBF 126-Pound Title
Eliminator, plus undefeated 2024 Australian Olympian Callum
Peters will put his perfect record on the line against
fellow unbeaten Delio Mouzinho in middleweight action.
The event is promoted by No Limit Boxing and The Rose
Brothers, in association with TGB Promotions.
**TIM TSZYU VS. DENIS NURJA**
A fan-favorite in his native Australia, former 154-pound
world champion Tim Tszyu looks to prove he’s ready to return
to his champion status against the undefeated ascending WBA
No. 12-ranked contender Denis Nurja in the evening’s
10-round super welterweight main event.
The 31-year-old Tszyu (26-3, 18 KOs) will enter this fight
off his second straight training camp with new trainer Pedro
Diaz in Miami and while holding the WBO No. 3 ranking. Most
recently, Tszyu won a dominating unanimous decision over the
previously unbeaten Anthony Velazquez in December, five
months after dropping the second of two memorable contests
against current WBC Super Welterweight World Champion
Sebastian Fundora. Tszyu came into the first Fundora fight
off a red-hot 2023 campaign that saw him elevated to world
champion at 154-pounds while defeating former world champion
Tony Harrison, top contender Brian Mendoza and former title
challenger Carlos Ocampo. A native of Sydney, Australia,
Tszyu made his U.S debut against U.S. Olympian Terrell
Gausha in March 2022, earning a unanimous decision. Tszyu
grew up playing soccer, but soon gravitated toward boxing.
The decision led to him following in the legendary footsteps
of his father, Kostya, who was an undisputed 140-pound
champion.
“I feel better than ever and I’m ready to get back to work,”
said Tszyu. “Denis Nurja is undefeated for a reason and he
presents a real challenge. He’s got a big amateur pedigree
with eight national titles and he’s fought at the world
championships, so he’s been in there with some serious
fighters. That’s the kind of opponent that motivates me and
keeps me sharp. I’m inspired, focused and preparing for the
toughest version of him.
“There are some massive opportunities ahead but none of that
matters unless I get through this fight. My full focus is on
Easter Sunday and the job in front of me. I want to get back
to the top of the division and fight for world titles again
and this is the first step. I’ve fought all around Australia
but I haven’t fought in Wollongong and it’s somewhere I’ve
always wanted to fight. I know it’s the territory of Sammy
Goodman and Alex Volkanovski and there’s a huge combat
sports culture down there, so it’s going to be a great
atmosphere.”
A native of Tirana, Albania, Nurja (20-0, 9 KOs) has risen
up the rankings while fighting and winning in six different
countries as he looks to make it seven in Australia against
Tszyu. The 31-year-old had a big 2025 that saw him pick up
three victories, including a July stoppage of Kiryl
Samadurau, and decisions over Luigi Francesco Zito and Refik
Tarhan. Now training and residing in Italy, Nurja has fought
professionally since 2018 and owns a notable victory over
the previously unbeaten Charles Shinima in March 2024. An
accomplished amateur who won eight Albanian national
championship while competing on the country’s national team,
Nurja kicked off his 2026 in mid-February with a first-round
stoppage of Jose Gregorio Marcano.
“I am 20-0 for a reason and I did not build that record by
playing it safe,” said Nurja. “This is the biggest
opportunity of my career and I am ready for it. People are
talking about Tim’s comeback, but I am the one standing in
front of him. I respect what he has done in the sport but I
believe this is my moment. I am coming to Australia to win.”
**SAM GOODMAN VS. RODRIGO RUIZ**
A former world title challenger, top super bantamweight
contender Sam Goodman will take on tricky Argentine
contender Rodrigo Ruiz in a 12-round IBF 126-Pound World
Title Eliminator.
Goodman (21-1, 8 KOs) steps back into action after winning a
one-sided unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten
Tyler Blizzard in December. It was the 27-year-old’s first
fight since a hard-fought decision loss to then WBA
Featherweight World Champion. The New South Wales,
Australia-native has never lost in the 122-pound division,
reaching top contender status with a pair of signature
victories in 2023. He kicked off that campaign by defeating
former world champion T.J. Doheny before dispatching of the
favored and then unbeaten Ra’eese Aleem.
Looking to become the next Argentine world champion, Ruiz
(23-1, 17 KOs) represents his native Las Talitas, Tucuman
and most recently stopped Isaac Arias in the sixth-round in
November. The 25-year-old has fought professionally since
2021 and has stayed busy working his way up the rankings,
including three wins in 2025 following a four-win 2024
campaign. His lone blemish came via decision against
unbeaten contender Mukhammad Shekhov in their July 2025
clash that saw both fighters hit the canvas.
**CALLUM PETERS VS. DELIO MOUZINHO**
The highly-touted middleweight prospect Callum Peters will
put his undefeated record on the line against Timor-Leste’s
Delio Mouzinho in a six-round matchup of young fighters who
each boast 100% KO ratios.
After representing Australia at the 2024 Olympics, Peters
(5-0, 5 KOs) turned pro in December 2024 with a first-round
stoppage of Mitch Holden. The 25-year-old will look to
continue his rise and make his 2026 debut in action on Prime
Video. A native of Adelaide, South Australia, Peters put
together a big 2025 with four more knockouts including his
most recent bout, a December stoppage of Cody Beekin that
saw him pick up the Australian middleweight title via
sixth-round stoppage.
The 25-year-old Mouzinho (4-0, 4 KOs) will fights for the
first time in 2026 after beating two previously undefeated
fighters in 2025. He kicked the year off with a second-round
stoppage of Alisher Ismailov before traveling to Canada to
stop Kimani Crawford in round two in June. Mouzinho turned
pro in 2024 with a pair of first-round knockouts.
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