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Tszyu vs Creati full fight card

Andrei Mikhailovich def. Leslie Sherrington via knockout (R1)

Shanell Dargan def. Christine Gillespie via split decision (58-56, 58-56, 52-57)

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Charlie Kazzi def. Joe Kara via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

Jasmine Parr def. Sarah Watt via TKO (R5)

Benjamin Hussain (c) vs Mason Smith - WBA Oceania super welterweight title

Cesar Mateo Tapia (c) vs Keiber Gonzalez - WBA Latina middleweight title

Clara Lescurat (c) vs Linn Sandstrom - WBA world super flyweight title

Jerome Pampellone vs Malik Zinad - light heavyweight

Nikita Tszyu (c) vs Danilo Creati - Australian super welterweight title

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Jasmine Parr - the daughter of combat sports great John Wayne Parr - has impressed in her victory over Sarah Watt on the No Limit undercard. 

Watt was knocked down towards the end of the second round as Parr dominated proceedings, brimming with confidence throughout the fight.

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The referee called a stop to the fight as Parr landed some heavy blows in the fifth.

"It seemed as though that was fairly inevitable," Dan Ginnane said on Fox. 

Nikita Tszyu is ready to take on Danilo Creati and is completely relaxed for the fight.

"I'm thinking about what I'm gonna eat tomorrow," he told Fox Sports.

"I'm in a really chilled state right now. I'm so ready for this. [He will] have heavy headaches tomorrow morning.

When quizzed on whether he needs to win for the family after his brother Tim suffered a loss recently, the 26-year-old said it's only made him more motivated. 

"There's more hunger to get that extra blood and sweeter victory," he said. 

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Charlie Kazzi has moved to 5-0 in his professional career.

The teenage rising star dominated PNG opponent Joe Kara in a five-round lightweight bout, earning a unanimous decision victory.

Kazzi is trained by the legendary Johnny Lewis and had a vocal support group at the Hordern Pavilion for his second-straight appearance on a No Limit undercard.

OFFICIAL RESULT: 50-45, 50-45, 49-46

An entertaining six-round women's bout comes to an end, with excitement machine Shanell Dargan securing a hard-fought decision victory over Christine Gillespie.

Dargan is as tough as they come and came up against a solid challenge in the form of Gillespie, who showed off her skill against a more powerful opponent.

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Ben Damon described the fight as an "all out war" at the final bell. 

Two judges scored the fight in favour of Dargan for a split decision win. 

OFFICIAL RESULT: 58-56, 58-56, 52-57

Former world champion Tim Tszyu is set to take on undefeated American Vergil Ortiz Jr in Los Angeles on August 3.

A report by ESPN's Mike Coppinger claims the fight will be part of the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov undercard, in what will be the Aussie's first fight since his bloody loss to Sebastian Fundora in March.

However, Ortiz, (20-0, 20 KOs) must win and come through unscathed against underdog Thomas Dulorme this weekend for the fight to go ahead.

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Nikita Tszyu has been accused of "dangerous" tactics by rival Danilo Creati ahead of their Australian super-welterweight title fight on Wednesday.

The younger brother of former world champ Tim Tszyu has been chipping away at his own boxing career on the Aussie circuit, remaining undefeated across eight bouts.

The 26-year-old will defend his title against Creati in the main event of the upcoming No Limit pay-per-view, promising there will be blood spilled between the pair.

However, according to Creati - who has previously fought world title challenger Michael Zerafa - some of the tactics employed by Tszyu are causing him concerns.

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The first fight of the night failed to even last one roun, with Andrei Mikhailovic stopping Leslie Sherrington in a catchweight bout.

Danilo Creati believes Nikita Tszyu has "struggled" to make weight for their title showdown on Wednesday night in Sydney.

The challenger, who will be attempting to hand Tszyu the first loss of his professional career, gave a dire warning regarding the Aussie's chances.

"He really struggled with the weight," Creati said at the weigh-ins.

"It was written it in his eyes up there on stage. And the guy looked skinny. So that's what I told him up there. I told him he looked skinny.

"I'm going to surprise everyone and make history."

The clash between Creati and Tszyu will headline the card at Hordern Pavilion.

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