IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) appeared like a monster on Saturday evening, dropped former WBO champ Tim Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs) 4 instances en path to knocking him out within the third spherical on the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. With Tszyu badly harm and in misery, his nook threw within the towel within the third spherical to avoid wasting their fighter. The struggle was halted formally at 1:55 Mark.
Murtazaliev caught Tszyu with an enormous left hook to the top within the second spherical to place him on the canvas. Fairly than selecting to field to recuperate, Tszyu instantly went on the assault when he bought again up and bought nailed by one other left Hook from Murtzaliev that placing him down for the second time.
Within the last seconds of spherical two, Murtazaliev dropped Tszyu as soon as once more. Tszyu was in unhealthy form when he bought again to his toes. The spherical at that time, in any other case Tszyu would have been put down once more.
Initially of the third, the referee had Tszyu checked out by the ringside physician to see if he may nonetheless struggle. The group booed the delay of the spherical.
Tszyu ignored his nook’s recommendation and went after Murtzaliev, took massive photographs, and dropped inside one other left Hook to the top. That fourth Knockdown of the struggle. Tszyu confirmed his warrior spirit by getting up and persevering with. Murtaliev went for the kill, touchdown a few heavy photographs towards a staggering, out-his-feet Tszyu. At that time, Tszyu’s nook threw within the towel to have the struggle stopped.
“The higher man received tonight. No excuses. I attempted my greatest. Boxing will not be meant to be good,” mentioned Tszyu after the struggle. “I feel it was after the primary shot. Issues didn’t go based on plan. He’s the person at 154. He’s the champ.”
This loss is Tszyu’s second consecutive and places his profession on skidrow, and it’s going to be very exhausting for him to return again from this defeat.
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