drop and then break the ribs of European prospect Lulzim Ismaili on Wednesday nigh<\/a>t, with The Butcher\u2019s first outmatched rival retiring on his stool after only a round. <\/p>\nWhile Australian boxing bad boy Michael Zerafa remains clubhouse leader to face Nikita next, there is also a chance promoters No Limit could switch focus and go after Jarvis \u2013 whose only two career losses are against former world champions Keith Thurman and Liam Paro.<\/p>\n
Ismaili quits after Tszyu demolition | 01:23<\/p>\n
On Wednesday night\u2019s undercard, the Sydneysider needed just four rounds to stop previously unbeaten Sam Beck, and with Fenech again working his corner as head coach.<\/p>\n
Despite stepping aside for the March bout against Thurman, the \u2018Marrickville Mauler\u2019 is now back and convinced \u2014 with the right preparation \u2014 Jarvis can beat any of the nation\u2019s best at either super welterweight or middleweight.<\/p>\n
While Fenech would prefer his charge to have one more fight before a Tszyu showdown, and mentioned Koen Mazoudier specifically, he also has no problem if the Rose brothers want it for October or November.<\/p>\n
Should that happen, it would continue an incredible storyline between Team Tszyu and one of Australia\u2019s greatest fighters, who has now publicly questioned their handling of three of Tim\u2019s world title losses \u2013 against Fundora twice and Bakhram Murtazaliev once.<\/p>\n
Jarvis scores KO in comeback bout | 02:39<\/p>\n
While Fenech has hardly been the sole voice critical of Team Tszyu over the past year, his takes have drawn the biggest headlines thanks to his heavyweight profile.<\/p>\n
Asked about a Tszyu-Jarvis bout, Fenech replied: \u201cAbsolutely that fight should happen, but I\u2019m not going to talk s*** (about the fighter) to make it.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause what Nikita Tszyu did on Wednesday night \u2013 outstanding.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe kid is a massive puncher.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he\u2019s also not doing other things properly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to talk about everything I saw because Nikita knocked the guy out.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he could already be at least three times better than what he is.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was watching even that first round thinking \u2018wow, imagine if someone showed him how to do this, showed him how to do that\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve also seen in other fights where he gets dropped, makes mistakes \u2026 and somebody needs to fix that.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it\u2019s never been addressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s because his team don\u2019t f***ing know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trainer Jeff Fenech watches Brock Jarvis and Sam Beck during the middleweight catchweight bout at ICC Sydney Theatre on August 20, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Pushed on the crew that looks after both Tszyu brothers, Fenech continued: \u201cYou really think the Tszyu corner had anything to do with Nikita winning on Wednesday night?<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was all the fighter.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s strong, stopped the guy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd sure, it was great that he could then go back and jump up around with his team because they were all there.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut look at poor \u2018ol Tim.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe mistakes they\u2019ve made with him are crazy.<\/p>\n
\u201cLike letting him say publicly after that most recent loss that he didn\u2019t want to fight, instead of them saying he was injured and couldn\u2019t fight on.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s horrendous.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople think Tim surrendered (in the second Fundora fight) which is bulls****.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in a situation like that, it\u2019s your job to take care of the fighter.<\/p>\n
\u201cSame as when he\u2019s got a f***ing hole in his head, four rounds into a world title fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they call that fight there, Tim Tszyu is still world champion right now.<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine how much more money he could have?<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s lost millions due to these clowns.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite disagreeing with the criticism, Jennings said he also has no problem sorting through a Jarvis fight with Fenech.<\/p>\n
Jarvis v Beck – Full Fight Highlights | 03:54<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, I\u2019ve known Jeff Fenech for a very long time,\u201d the manager said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s an opinionated guy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I\u2019ve got no problem with that.<\/p>\n
\u201cSame as I don\u2019t care if Jeff has problems with how our team works, or has issues with who our team members are.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know they\u2019re all quality people, and I back them.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut again, Jeff is entitled to an opinion.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone is.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see Jeff, say hello \u2026 there is never any problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
So no dramas with any of it?<\/p>\n
\u201cLook, sometimes it does rub me the wrong way,\u201d Jennings continued. \u201cBut only because as Nikita said in the ring Wednesday night, we\u2019re family.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain though, people are entitled to opinions.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if you\u2019re going to say our corner isn\u2019t up to speed, that\u2019s OK … just make sure yours is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zerafa vs Dahlman: Full Fight Highlights | 04:41<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Fenech also agreed his opinions would have no impact on talks involving Jarvis, who he insists can upset The Butcher after having moved up five weight classes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re only going to want that fight more,\u201d he grinned. \u201cBecause it\u2019s then a chance to prove me wrong.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut everything I\u2019m saying, it has nothing to do with Brock Jarvis.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s me being real.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Nikita and Tim, they have both got the genes, brother.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey just need somebody to take them to that next level.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you can write this, I believe they need a guy who has been there and been punched in the f***ing face.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are so many guys in the United States who would help them.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomebody like Antonio Tarver, that\u2019s just one example. There is a heap of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd who wouldn\u2019t want to spend time with Tim Tszyu?<\/p>\n
\u201cI think what they really need to do is head to America and train at several gyms.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen as soon as you walk out of that one gym having really learned, when you\u2019re wanting to go back the very next day, then you know you\u2019ve found the right place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Jennings also said the criticism of Team Tszyu had not fazed head coach, Igor Goloubev.<\/p>\n
\u201cIgor is unflappable,\u201d Jennings stressed. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnd working in this sport for any period of time, you tend to develop a thick skin.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it becomes a case of \u2018OK, fire away, do your best\u2019 \u2026 and then you keep moving.<\/p>\n
\u201cA few of us have joked that if the fight (with Jarvis) does come off, maybe we wear red noses to the ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cJeff said we\u2019re all a bunch of clowns, so let\u2019s have some fun with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd in a country all about free speech, you are allowed to say what you think.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people support what Jeff says, others have been critical of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the tribal nature of boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian boxing great Jeff Fenech has urged Nikita Tszyu to spend some time in the United States following…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4108],"tags":[127711,127701,6207,127699,186,22631,60080,1935,127688,127710,127693,127698,127691,127708,127689,127700,22626,60077,20760,127687,127706,60089,60774,127707,2048,60095,60101,300,24993,22617,127692,127696,127694,127703,127695,127705,127704,79,1862,127709,120600,16,15,25002,127697,59326,104142,60097,127702,127690],"class_list":{"0":"post-364274","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-all-aussie-blockbuster","9":"tag-all-australian-headliner","10":"tag-america","11":"tag-antonio-tarver","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","14":"tag-australian-boxing","15":"tag-boxing","16":"tag-career-losses","17":"tag-clubhouse-leader","18":"tag-comeback-boutboxing","19":"tag-european-prospect","20":"tag-explosive-stoppage","21":"tag-feud-ignites","22":"tag-fight-life-management","23":"tag-fight-needs","24":"tag-getty-images-inc","25":"tag-glen-jennings","26":"tag-head-coach","27":"tag-heavyweight-profile","28":"tag-jeff-fenech","29":"tag-longtime-manager","30":"tag-matt-king","31":"tag-michael-zerafa","32":"tag-new-south-wales","33":"tag-nick-walshaw","34":"tag-nikita-tszyu","35":"tag-north-america","36":"tag-northern-america","37":"tag-oceania","38":"tag-outmatched-rival","39":"tag-people-support","40":"tag-problem-dealing","41":"tag-problem-sorting","42":"tag-quality-people","43":"tag-red-noses","44":"tag-sam-beck","45":"tag-sports","46":"tag-sydney","47":"tag-team-members","48":"tag-team-works","49":"tag-uk","50":"tag-united-kingdom","51":"tag-united-states-of-america","52":"tag-wearing-red-noses","53":"tag-weight-classes","54":"tag-world-champions","55":"tag-world-title","56":"tag-world-title-fight","57":"tag-world-title-losses"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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