Bika and Tim Tszyu headline boxing card

Title fights for former world champion Sakio Bika and rising star Tim Tszyu will headline a big boxing card in Sydney on Sunday.

Australian boxer Tim Tszyu

Tim Tszyu is the son of former undisputed light-welterweight world champion Kostya Source: AAP

Former super middleweight world champion Sakio Bika and several of Australia's brightest boxing prospects, including Tim Tszyu, will appear on a multi-title fight card on Sunday.

Named after Australia's best known boxing trainer, the Johnny Lewis Fight Night at Sydney's The Star, features Australian, Commonwealth and regional title fights.

In the main event, former WBC Champion Bika will fight for the vacant WBC International Silver super middleweight title against Geard Ajetovic.

The tough Serbian lost on points to Australia's former middleweight world champion Danel Geale nine years ago.

It will be Bika's first fight in Sydney since 2009.

The co-main event brings together two of the top Australian welterweights, behind WBO world champion Jeff Horn.

Commonwealth champion Kris George of Toowoomba will defend his title against Sydneysider Jack Brubaker.

Tszyu, the eldest son of former multi world title winning light welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu, will fight for his first professional title.

The 22-year-old Sydneysider, who has a 6-0 record, and fellow New South Welshman Wade Ryan will fight for the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental Light Middleweight title.

WBA, WBC and WBO regional light welterweight belts will be on the line when world ranked Darragh Foley challenges Japan's Ryuji Ikeda.

Undefeated professional and Beijing Olympian Luke Boyd will fight Australian bantamweight champion Bob Trigg for the vacant national super bantamweight crown.

Hot prospect Ben Savva will take on Thailand's Nattawut Arunsuk for the WBC Asia Continental welterweight title


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