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Nikita Tszyu has overcome a nasty mid-fight moment to score a unanimous points win over Danilo Creati and retain his Australian super welterweight title at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion.
Tszyu (9-0, 8 KOs) caught Creati (8-2-1, 1 KO), with some powerful left hand shots in the first round in Wednesday's clash, and the Italian-born challenger had a knockdown scored against him in the second, when his glove brushed the canvas.
Watched by his elder brother and former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim, who is reported to be likely to face Vergil Ortiz in August, Nikita went on to earn the win by scores of 100-88, 99-90 and 100-89.
It had earlier looked like being an early night for the champion as he continued to punish the challenger through the next two rounds after the knockdown, but Creati showed his toughness.
After landing several shots in the fifth, Creati jolted Tszyu with a big right hand in the sixth.
Nikita Tszyu extended his undefeated record with another victory on Wednesday
The Australian retained his title with a unanimous points victory in Sydney
He wobbled the champion but Creati couldn't
