Nikita Tszyu was forced to go 10 rounds for the first time in his career but retained his Australian title with a unanimous points win over Danilo Creati.
Son-of-a-gun Alex Leapai Jnr will be in camp with Tyson Fury ahead of the heavyweight's historic world title fight against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia.
Both camps came to an agreement to go forward with the fight but without a title on the line.