Konstantin (Kostya) Borisovich Tszyu. Born on September 19, 1969 in Serov, Sverdlovsk region. Soviet, Russian and Australian boxer, three-time champion of the USSR (1989-1991), two-time European champion (1989, 1991) and world champion (1991) among amateurs, absolute world champion (according to WBC/WBA/IBF) among professionals. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1991).
Father - Boris Timofeevich Tszyu, worked at a metallurgical plant.
Mother - Valentina Vladimirovna Tszyu, was a nurse.
He got the surname Tszyu from his great-grandfather Innocent, who was a purebred Korean who came to Russia from China.
When Kostya was nine years old, his father brought him to the boxing section of the Youth Sports School.
In 1986 he entered the Sverdlovsk Engineering and Pedagogical Institute (SIPI). Having successfully passed the tests and exams, he left his studies in February 1987.
From 1988 to 1990 - private in the support battalion of the Oryol Higher Military Command School of Communications named after. M. I. Kalinina KGB USSR (OVVKUS).
In 2012 he graduated with honors (among the 5 best graduates of the year) from Ural federal university, then defended his PhD thesis at the Department of Fundamentals of Physical Education of Tyumen State University.
Konstantin Tszyu started boxing at the age of nine under the leadership of Vladimir Cherny.
In 1986 and 1987 he was the champion of the USSR among juniors. In 1988 he participated in Olympic Games in Seoul, reached the quarterfinals at these competitions, where he lost to the future champion Andreas Ziulow from the GDR.
In 1989 and 1991 he became European champion, and in 1990 he won the Goodwill Games in Seattle.
In 1991 he won the world championship in Sydney. In the final of this tournament, he was able to defeat future professional world champion Vernon Forrest. In total, in the amateur ring, Tszyu won 270 victories in 282 fights.
Konstantin Tszyu's performance at the World Championships in Sydney impressed Australian coach Johnny Lewis and promoter Bill Mordy. They invited him to return to Australia and turn professional. He accepted the offer and on March 1 he was already performing in the professional ring. In Melbourne, his opponent was the champion of the Australian state of Queensland, Darrell Hiles, who lasted less than two minutes against him.
In the fourth fight, Tszyu faced former world champion Juan La Porte, who held out against Tszyu until the end of the ten-round fight. In the sixth fight, Tszyu met with future world champion Sammy Fuentes and defeated him by technical knockout in the first round. In August 1993, Tszyu defeated former world champion Livingston Bramble.
On January 28, 1995, in Las Vegas, Nevada, a fight took place against IBF champion Jake Rodriguez. After four knockdowns in the sixth round, Tszyu became the new IBF world champion.
Five months later, a fight took place against former two-weight world champion Roger Mayweather. The fight, which Tszyu won, lasted 12 rounds with his full advantage.
At the end of 1995, Tszyu fired promoter Bill Mordy and replaced him with Vlad Wharton. Mordi sued and won compensation from Tszyu in the amount of several million dollars.
The next fight was supposed to take place against Colombian Hugo Pineda, who was the IBF mandatory challenger, in Cartagena (Colombia). Tszyu refused to go to Colombia due to the unstable situation (the government's war with the guerrillas). The IBF announced the possibility of stripping him of his title. Tszyu’s managers went to court, they managed to retain the championship title and transfer the fight to Australia.
Hugo Pineda knocked Tszyu down with a sharp right hand in the first round (the knockdown was easy: after the blow, Tszyu only touched the floor with his knee and immediately stood up). But from the second round Pineda began to lose, in the fourth round he suffered the first knockdown, and at the end of the seventh - in the second. In the eleventh round and after the fifth knockdown, when Pineda sat on the floor near the ropes, the referee stopped the fight.
Tszyu then defeated Corey Johnson (fourth round knockout) and South African Jan Bergman (sixth round technical knockout). He gained a reputation as the strongest welterweight boxer.
In the next fight, in the first round, he knocked down Puerto Rican Leonardo Mas three times, but the referee decided that the third knockdown was the result of a blow delivered after the bell. Subsequently, the Athletic Commission recognized a technical draw, but Kostya Tszyu retains the IBF champion title. Tszyu's manager later protested and the result was annulled. The draw was crossed out.
On May 31, 1997, Tszyu made another defense of his title against experienced boxer Vince Philips. It was believed that Tszyu would win. However, from the very beginning the battle took place in a very stubborn and equal struggle. By the eighth round, the initiative had completely passed to Phillips. In the tenth round, the referee declared Phillips' victory by technical knockout.
After losing the title, Tszyu had to start over. He consecutively defeated Ismael Armand Chavez (third round TKO) and former world champion Calvin Grove (first round TKO). Then in a WBC qualifying fight he defeated another former champion- Rafael Ruelas.
On November 28, 1998, a duel took place with Diosbelis Hurtado, which ended in Tszyu’s victory in the fifth round.
On August 21, 1999, Konstantin Tszyu defeated Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Since Julio Cesar Chavez refused a rematch with Gonzalez, preferring a re-fight with Oscar De La Hoya, the WBC 1st welterweight title was played between Konstantin Tszyu and Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Tszyu dominated the entire fight. In the 5th round, he beat the Mexican badly, but he survived. At the beginning of the 10th round, the corner asked the referee to stop the fight.
In February 2000, Tszyu knocked out Ahmed Santos in the 8th round.
In July 2000, Tszyu entered the ring against former multiple champion in several weights, Julio Cesar Chavez. At the beginning of the 6th round, Chavez hit Tszyu in the groin. The referee deducted a point from the Mexican. Immediately after the fight continued, Tszyu hit Chavez in the head with a double and he ended up on the floor. The Mexican stood at the count of 7. The fight continued. Tszyu immediately attacked Chavez. Chavez began to attack himself. Tszyu was more successful in the exchange - a significant part of his shots hit the target. Tszyu pinned Chavez against the ropes and began to finish. Chavez's corner intervened and the referee stopped the fight. Tszyu’s team, without waiting for the official announcement of the result, left the ring, fearing the audience cheering for Chavez.
In February 2001, a welterweight unification fight took place between WBC belt holders Konstantin Tszyu and WBA Sharmba Mitchell. At the end of the 4th round, Tszyu and Mitchell came together in a clinch, after which Tszyu pushed his opponent, and he fell to the canvas. Referee Joe Cortez removed Tszyu for this point. In the middle of the 7th round, the opponents clashed in another clinch. Mitchell got out of it unsuccessfully, twisting his left leg and limping. Mitchell was able to reach the bell, but during the break between rounds the corner withdrew his fighter, citing a leg injury. Tszyu won by technical knockout.
Tszyu then defended his titles against WBC challenger Oktay Urkal.
In November 2001, a fight for the title of absolute champion in the 1st welterweight took place between Konstantin Tszyu and Zab Judah. The entire elite of modern American boxing, led by Mike Tyson, came out to support Judah in this fight. Tszyu had to experience enormous moral and psychological pressure before the start of the fight, and he coped with it brilliantly. Despite the fact that Judah pretty much crushed Konstantin in the 1st round, at the very end of the 2nd round (8 seconds before the end of the round) Tszyu sent the American to the canvas. Judah stood up and immediately fell again because his legs were spreading (as Vladimir Gendlin commented, “legs like spaghetti”). With his legs he performed incredible pretzels like a fantastic dancer, referee Jay Nady had no choice but to immediately stop the fight. Having come to his senses, Judah, who did not agree with this, protested furiously, throwing a tantrum in the ring.
In 2002, there was a fight with Ghanaian boxer Ben Taki. Taki tried to force a fight at a distance. The fight lasted 12 rounds, ending with Tszyu’s victory, which all the judges agreed with.
On January 19, 2003, Tszyu entered the ring against Jesse James Leahy. Tszyu dominated the fight. During the break between the 6th and 7th rounds, Leahy's corner refused to continue the fight due to a suspected ruptured eardrum in his fighter.
In November 2004, the second fight took place between Konstantin Tszyu and Sharmba Mitchell. In the middle of the 2nd round, Tszyu landed a left cross to the head. Mitchell staggered. Tszyu rushed to finish him off, pressing him to the ropes and throwing a series of blows to the head. Mitchell tried to clinch, but missed several punches and fell. The referee counted the knockdown. Mitchell rose to the count of 6. Tszyu tried to finish off his opponent, but Mitchell held out until the gong. At the beginning of the 3rd round, Tszyu landed a left cross to the jaw, and the challenger fell with his back on the canvas. Mitchell stood up at the last moment. Tszyu began to aim the blow. At the end of the 3rd round, the champion again hit the challenger in the jaw with a left cross. He stepped back, pressing himself against the ropes. Tszyu started bombing him. After missing several episodes, Mitchell took a knee. The referee called a knockdown. Mitchell rose to the count of 7. Tszyu immediately pressed him against the ropes again and threw two deuces to the head. The challenger fell back into the ring. The referee stopped the fight without opening the score.
In June 2005, Tszyu entered the ring against the undefeated Briton Ricky Hatton. The fight took place in England. Hatton, nicknamed “The Hitman,” imposed his style on Kostya. Objectively, Hatton’s moral-volitional qualities and physical condition were higher. The ring officials took Ricky's position and did not reproach him for his countless violations of the rules. Thanks to dirty boxing, he not only outplayed tactically, but first of all psychologically broke Kostya. Also, Kostya’s condition was greatly influenced by the surprisingly silence of the judge, who allowed Hatton to fight in such a dirty style. During the break between the 11th and 12th rounds, Tszyu’s corner removed his boxer from the fight.
After this fight, Tszyu decided to end his professional boxing career.
Konstantin Tszyu developed his own methods of training professional boxers, which he successfully used for several years while living in Australia. Returning to his homeland, Konstantin began to regularly conduct master classes, demonstrating his training methods, and train famous Russian athletes.
In mid-2012, Konstantin was already training three famous Russian boxers: Denis Lebedev, Khabib Allahverdiev and Alexander Povetkin.
In the spring-summer of 2009, the absolute world boxing champion Konstantin Tszyu came up with a civil initiative to help develop children's sports in Russia by organizing a number of sports schools its name throughout the country. To popularize this initiative, as well as in honor of the 75th anniversary of the “Young Dynamo” educational and sports movement, charitable foundation Kostya Tszyu, together with international fund"Phoenix" and other organizations organized the Moscow - Novorossiysk motor rally.
In July 2009, at the base sports club“FitnessMania” (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 146) opened the first Kostya Tszyu Boxing School in Russia.
Since February 2010 - manager of NL International.
On April 9, 2010, Konstantin headed the editorial board of the first in Russia electronic journal about martial arts Fight Magazine.
June 12, 2011 Kostya Tszyu was included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame as a person who made a huge contribution to the development of this sport. On the same day, American actor and film director, former Mexican champion Julio Cesar Chavez, coach Ignacio “Nacho” Berishtein and famous referee Joe Cortez received a similar honor.
Konstantin Tszyu in the program "The Fate of Man"
Kostya Tszyu's height: 170 centimeters.
Personal life of Kostya Tszyu:
Was married twice.
The first wife is Natalya Leonidovna Tszyu (born 1972). We met in the early 1990s in Serov. In a cafe, a young athlete noticed a beauty and immediately came up to meet her. The boxer, according to him, courted his chosen one for a long time, and decided to kiss her only six months later.
The marriage produced three children - two sons (Timofey and Nikita) and a daughter, Nastya.
Kostya Tszyu with his wife Natalya and children from his first marriage
Second wife - Tatyana Averina. She has a son from a previous relationship, with whom Kostya found a common language. They got married on December 30, 2014, and the celebration took place in a small circle on February 28, 2015.
At the beginning of 2015, the couple had a son, Alexander, and in November 2016, a daughter, Victoria.
Knockout in the 20th round - this is how you can call the divorce of the absolute world boxing champion Kostya Tszyu with his wife Natalia after twenty years happy life. Kostya finally breaks ties with Australia, where not only his ex-wife will remain, but also three common children: 19-year-old Timofey, 15 year old Nikita and 11 year old daughter Nastya.
In fact, discord in the family began two years ago. After Kostya completed his professional boxing career, it was more profitable to move to Russia, where he was known, loved and, of course, expected. In his homeland it was easier to set up a business, promote his own person in the media, and for Tszyu it was still more pleasant to live in a Russian-speaking environment.
Kostya Tszyu with his wife and three children in Moscow in 2008. Photo: RIA Novosti
But not only friends and partners were waiting for him here, but also numerous fans, for whom Kostya was another rich athlete, and therefore a promising groom, even despite the presence of a wife and three children. “Nothing, it will move,” they thought, and they turned out to be right.
Natalya Tszyu was not going to give up without a fight and, following her husband, tried to move to her homeland. But after some time spent in Moscow, the children could not stand it. Raised in a prosperous, liberal and warm Australia, they could not stand life in Russian reality. The mother was forced to follow the lead of her own children and returned to the green continent.
Living in two cities is difficult. It’s almost impossible for two countries. What then can we say about Kostya Tszyu, a man in full bloom, who was offered to live on two continents? Okay, if it were Europe and Asia. Even Europe and America, or, as a last resort, Africa. But Australia, to which it takes almost a whole day to fly with one or two transfers... It was impossible.
After some time, Kostya’s wife, through unknown channels, found out about her husband’s infidelities. And in 2009, she was informed that Kostya had started a serious affair during the filming of the then popular show “Ice Age”.
Kostya Tszyu with partner Maria Petrova during the Ice Age show. Photo: RIA Novosti
“I will never forgive him for his betrayal, but we will remain friends. I am grateful to Kostya for those 20 happy years that we lived together. Maybe in the future another man will appear next to me, who will not be a champion, but just a good man“Life News quotes Natalya Tszyu.
According to her, the marriage broke up two years ago. But only now have we gotten around to legalizing the divorce procedure. All papers will be officially completed on December 3, 2013 in Australia. It’s interesting that Kostya won’t even come for this procedure, but will simply sign the papers and send them to Australia.
He also found almost no time for his children and wife, whom he himself moved to Australia.
“I won’t take a penny of alimony from him. I am able to financially take care of the children. What they need now is not money, but attention. I will be glad if he can see them more often. Recently my daughter turned 11 years old, and she cried because her dad wasn’t at her party. We did the math, and it turned out that Kostya was present at only three of her birthdays,” Life News continues to quote Natalya’s words.
During " Ice Age» Kostya skated with the world and European champion Maria Petrova. But she was not his chosen one. If you believe rumors, Tszyu can often be seen with a dark-haired girl of model appearance...
Kostya Tszyu at the fight between Alexander Povetkin and Vladimir Klitschko with an unknown companion, whom news agencies confused with the boxer’s wife Natalya, 2013. Photo:
Famous boxer Kostya Tszyu shared details of his marriage with his wife Tatyana and talked about his children.
The famous Russian boxer became the hero of the program “The Fate of a Man.”
In the show, Tszyu recalled the brightest moments of his career, talked about leaving sports, and also talked about his loved ones - his wife Tatyana and children.
For more than two years now, Kostya Tszyu has been happily married to Tatyana Averina. The couple has two children together, the youngest of whom was born last year. According to Tszyu, he loves spending time with his family. The boxer and his beloved Tatyana are raising two children together - son Alexander and daughter Victoria. Youngest child Konstantina was born in November 2016.
“I get great pleasure from being a dad. I have two small children. IN this moment I am very happy, I have a wonderful wife who is easy to be with. She did not marry the Kostya Tszyu brand, but simply me. In fact, it took some time: I was married, although we no longer lived together. It was very difficult. But she (Tatiana) was great, she believed that I loved her. These were not feigned feelings. Many believed that she was getting married only because of my fame. But that doesn't matter to her at all. I love her,” said Konstantin.
The boxer's parents also contacted the studio. Valentina and Boris Tszyu did not oppose their son’s decision to build a relationship with Tatyana.
“If Kostya chose her, then so be it. She loves Kostya, that’s the most important thing. She takes care of him, looks after him and the children. What else does a family need? The main thing is that there is mutual love“, noted the athlete’s mother.
Kostya emphasized that he and Tatyana do not have of great importance material goods. “She's not a predator. You know, there are such women, I don’t know them,” he said.
Tszyu left almost everything that belonged to him to his ex-wife.
Konstantin said that he managed to make friends with Tatiana’s son from a previous relationship. Moreover, the athlete hired him for a job: “We a good relationship. I made him a partner in one of my businesses, he deals with gloves. He is 18 years old".
Timofey, the eldest heir of the boxer who remained with him ex-wife, noted that he understands his father’s decision.
“He is a grown boy, he came here and saw my relationship with Tatyana. He became wiser and smarter,” explained Konstantin. However, Timofey did not attend his parent’s wedding, which took place more than two years ago. In turn, Tszyu said that he did not organize a grand celebration on this occasion. At first, the lovers got married, and after the birth of their son in February, they celebrated an important event in a narrow circle.
Timofey Tszyu - son of Kostya Tszyu
“Before Sashka was born, I proposed... Regarding us, I listened to my heart. She was seven months pregnant. My family and I just got together and sat at home. We submitted an application and signed the name the next day. It was December 30,” the athlete shared.
Konstantin Tszyu. Man's destiny
Kostya Dzyu, a phenomenal boxer and a great athlete, who suffered only one defeat in the ring, also strives to be a winner in life. After 20 years of marriage with his first wife Natalya, he was not afraid to radically change his life. He met a woman, fell in love, and immediately confessed this to his wife. Divorce was painful for Natalya, but for Kostya Ju it was a natural phenomenon. This is what it was all about.
The athlete's first wife
Kostya met his first wife Natalya in one of the bars hometown Serova. The athlete gave her his phone number, and the girl called back some time later. Love at first sight didn't work out. The young people went to the pool and skating rink together.
Kostya devoted most of his time to sports, and there was simply no time for a whirlwind romance. After his Olympic victory in Sydney and an offer to work in Australia, Kostya unexpectedly invited Natalya to go with him. The offer was unheard of for a hairdresser from provincial Serov, and she happily agreed.
Life on the new continent was not easy for Kostya at first. A foreign country, laws, language - adaptation was difficult. Natalia had to endure and be strong. As Natalya herself recalls, Kostya is one of those people who does not tolerate tears and complaints. She needed to be a rear, a wall and a support for her husband, and Natalya tried her best.
In 1995, the couple had their first child, and he moved his parents to the Green Continent. Natalya recalls that they lived with his mother for 9 years, tolerated each other and tried to maintain a good relationship.
The husband distanced himself from all everyday and social problems, leaving Natalya to decide all matters. “He had to train and win, and I did everything possible so that he would not be distracted by everyday problems».
Then a second son was born, then a daughter. Natalya also took care of the children. The crisis happened at the moment when Kostya Ju lost Ricky Hatton and decided to end his career. It is very difficult for an athlete who has been involved only in boxing since a young age and lives from fight to fight to suddenly adapt to ordinary life.
He expected support from his wife, but she didn’t seem to feel her husband’s inner drama. She began to actively engage family business, hinting to the spouse that he could take on some of the household chores.
Kostya Dzyu was getting ready to go to Moscow. At that time he had a beautiful home in Australia, home for his parents and sister. He could easily rest on his laurels, but the life of an Australian pensioner depressed Kostya. The champion returned to Russia.
New woman
In Moscow he met Tatyana Avernia. He just picked up the phone, not thinking that he would ever dial her number. Kostya recalls: “ There was something about her... a half-forgotten feeling of warmth, probably" Kostya felt that Tatyana was the only person who was ready to support him. He called and sympathy arose.
Kostya informed his wife about his new novel immediately. That is why he does not consider himself a traitor. Natalya was very worried about the upcoming divorce, but Kostya had already decided everything. He spoke about his ex-wife like this:
“You don’t need to introduce 18-year-old hairdresser Natasha from Serov. That Natalya is long gone. Today’s Natalya has a Porsche and a Bentley in her garage, she’s such a high-status lady.”
Ju prepared the divorce carefully so that everything would be sorted out. He left all his property to his wife and children. Natalya refused alimony, but he still pays her money for the children.
Kostya speaks very warmly about his new wife: “She is a neat person, she cleans our apartment endlessly. I suggested that she find an assistant, but she refused, she doesn’t like strangers in the house.”
The athlete completely trusts his new friend in life. For example, she manages all of Kostya’s money. He's so used to it. When in 1985 he received 1000 rubles a month (compared to the average salary in the USSR of 120 rubles), and gave all the money to his parents. It is more convenient for him when someone close to him manages the money.
In 2015, Tatyana and Kostya had a son, Vladimir, and in 2016, a daughter, Victoria. Kostya admits that he is enjoying late fatherhood. Due to his busy schedule, Kostya practically never saw his first three children, but he dotes on his little son and daughter.
In Boris Korchevnikov’s program “The Fate of Man” Kostya admitted that at the beginning of his relationship with Tatyana they had to go through difficult times. The couple experienced enormous public pressure. Tatyana was accused of destroying the family. On the other hand, the divorce procedure lasted quite a long time, and Tatyana listened different opinions that Ju will not leave the family.
Kostya himself was forced to listen to allegations that Tatyana needed the Kostya Ju brand, and not he himself. The lovers overcame difficulties together, and time put everything in its place.
The boxer and his new passion, the beautiful Tatyana, no longer hide their relationship
Another famous Russian couple announced their divorce: Kostya Tszyu broke up with his wife after 20 years of marriage. Even the three children who are growing up with the athlete could not save the family. In fact, the couple’s marriage broke up three years ago, when the boxer began to visit Moscow more and more often, while his relatives lived in Australia. And now the couple has announced a divorce. The divorce proceedings of Konstantin and Natalia Tszyu will take place on December 3 in Sydney. Meanwhile, Kostya has long been happy with his new girlfriend: the boxer’s chosen one is the spectacular brunette Tatyana AVERINA.
The athlete and his young girlfriend no longer hide their passion: the girl accompanies the athlete on filming and parties, the couple travels together around the world and happily shares joint photos on social networks. In the photo - Tatiana in Kostya's arms in different parts of the world: now they are in Greece, now in Spain, now in Portugal. This summer, the couple also managed to visit Crimea, where Tatyana has a house. The new friend has already met Kostya’s parents and, judging by the pictures, they have managed to become friends.
He made his own choice. Nobody pushed him. Children have known for a long time that dad will no longer live with mom,” Valentina Sergeevna said in an interview "Komsomolskaya Pravda" , - Kostya now comes to them very rarely - three or four times a year. Tomorrow he will fly from Moscow to Australia. I think to see my mother. But I hope it will come to children too. By the way, Kostya’s parents are also unhappy that their son abandoned the family.
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Everything has already burned out. Of course, she cries and worries,” says Valentina Sergeevna. - She was left alone with three children. It took them so long to build this huge three-story house. And now it had to be put up for sale... Natasha has to rent an apartment. She simply could not have built this house alone.
Tszyu’s mother-in-law does not know the reason for the sports star’s cooling towards her daughter. But he suspects that the athlete was simply attracted to young people:
The love has passed, apparently. Probably tired of my old wife. So I fell in love with a young woman. This girl is younger than Natasha.
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After all, he skated with Masha Petrova. And this one is definitely not a dancer or a figure skater. I just found her somewhere in Moscow. But he continued to hide behind the children and Natasha, while he lived with her. Last time I called him in the spring of 2012. Kostya was already living in Moscow at that time. Natasha told me that her husband left them. And then I called Kostya myself and asked: “Is it true that you no longer live with Natasha?” And he responded: “How do you know? Who told you?"
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