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Joel Gould

World title hopes on the line in Tszyu-Zerafa showdown

Nikita Tszyu goes through his routines at PCYC Lang Park before his fight with Michael Zerafa. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Nikita Tszyu is being backed to fight for a world title as early as this year, while Michael Zerafa insists his middleweight title aspirations are well and truly alive.

The pair face off at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday night with 33-year-old Zerafa (34-5, 22KO) the more experienced of the pair and 27-year-old Tszyu (11-0, 9KO) already a rising star of the super-welterweight scene.

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