Tim Tszyu vs. Bakhram Murtazaliev Undercard has ten fights for the Caribe Royale Resort this Saturday, October nineteenth, in Orlando, Florida. There’s lots for followers to observe for this card that can be proven on Prime Video.
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IBF 154-lb champion Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs) has the chance to construct his profile by defeating the well-known Tszyu and placing himself in place for greater fights. Beating Tszyu might not essentially open the door for Murtazaliev to battle Terence Crawford or Errol Spence, however it’s going to maintain him on monitor for unification matches.
Murtazaliev’s energy and mixture punching might show to be an excessive amount of for Tszyu, who hasn’t come up in opposition to anybody like this throughout his eight-year profession.
The previous WBO junior middleweight champion Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) is returning after dropping to Sebastian Fundora by a 12-round cut up determination on March thirtieth. Tszyu didn’t look nice dropping to the 6’6″ Fundora.
The reduce Tszyu sustained within the second spherical performed a component in his defeat, but it surely wasn’t the entire purpose. He couldn’t take care of the peak, attain, excessive quantity, and youth of Fundora.
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“He doesn’t have that profile and push again like Tszyu did when he acquired right here [to the U.S]. Murtazaliev continues to be seeking to generate that curiosity. That’s why persons are overlooking Murtazaliev,” mentioned Paulie Malignaggi to Probox TV. “He’s a stable fighter, and he’s gotten himself some good wins.
Murtazaliev, 31, will enhance his title recognition worldwide, particularly within the U.S., if he defeats Tszyu and appears good doing it.
“The Culcay win is low-key spectacular. This [Tszyu] is the battle that if he can get the win, it’s a giant second in his profession, and he may be appreciated for a win like this,” Malignaggi continued about Murtazaliev. “He’s acquired the IBF title. So, he’s combating Tszyu, who provides him a little bit of a profile if he wins the battle.
“Clearly, it’s checked out as a comeback battle for Tszyu after the Fundora battle and going proper into the title battle. That in itself exhibits the push behind Tszyu as nicely. It’s two superb fighters. It’s not a walkover, though one could also be extra well-known than the opposite.
“One might have a much bigger profile than the opposite, but it surely’s a battle the place the winner will elevate their profile tremendously. If it’s Tszyu, he’s again within the win column and again within the combine,” mentioned Malignaggi.
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