Boxing. Catch up with Tyson Sykes before he heads off to China tomorrow for his Rio Olympics qualifier 18 March 2016 Daily Post photograph by Stephen Parker RGP 30Mar16 -
Rotorua's Tyson Sykes lost his overnight fight at the Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifiers in China.
Sykes lost on points to Tukmenistan opponent Aziz Achilov in the overnight fight in Qian'an.
The 27-year-old, who competed in the light heavyweight division, needed to finish in the top three to qualify for Rio.3-0 on
points to Turkmenistan opponent Aziz Achilov.
Tyson is trained by his father Mike Sykes and he trains out of his father's gym in Western Heights.
