Tim Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) faces IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs) in a non-PPV occasion on October nineteenth on PBC on Prime Video on the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Tszyu’s Street Again to Championship Gold
It’s taken Tszyu, 29, longer than anticipated to problem for a world title once more after dropping his WBO 154-lb title final March in a slim 12-round cut up determination to Sebastian Fundora. But when Tszyu can seize the IBF title from Murtazaliev, he’ll be again in enterprise.
The Murtazaliev vs. Tszyu occasion can be proven on PBC on Prime Video Motion beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. There’s no phrase but on who can be on the undercard, but it surely ought to be somebody fascinating for boxing followers to tune in to look at.
Tszyu suffered a lower to the scalp early in his struggle in opposition to Fundora on March thirtieth on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas. The lower bled a lot that it made it tough for Tszyu to see the punches thrown by the 6’6″ Fundora. In hindsight, Tszyu’s nook ought to have pulled him out when the bleeding obtained actually unhealthy.
Murtazaliev, 31, lately gained the IBF 154-lb belt, stopping Jack Culcay within the eleventh spherical on April sixth on the Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany.
“At this degree, it’s important to take everybody out, and Bakhram is the subsequent man standing in my manner,” mentioned Tszyu. “The world is aware of me, and so they know what I’m about. I’m grateful to my group for placing me on this place to show why I’m nonetheless the person at 154 kilos. Bakhram has what I need, and I plan to take it from him spectacularly. It’s time to turn out to be a two-time world champion.”
Huge Fights Await the Winner
If Tszyu can win the IBF title, he’ll be capable to struggle Fundora, Israil Madrimov, Errol Spence, Terence Crawford, Vergil Ortiz Jr., and Serhii Bohachuk. Preventing in certainly one of His Excellency Turki Alalshikh’s occasions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, can be splendid for Tszyu, particularly if he may face Crawford, Spence, or Vergil.
