Tim Tszyu is taking on a punching machine in IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev Tonight at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) is facing a powerful knockout artist in the main event, hoping to become a two-time 154-lb champion.
Event information:
Start time: 8:00 p.m. ET.
Broadcaster: PBC on Prime Video
Location: Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida.
Tszyu Coming Back
The former WBO junior middleweight champion Tszyu is fresh off a bloody 12-round split decision defeat against Sebastian Fundora on March 30th.
That fight may have taken something out of the 29-year-old Tszyu, as he soaked up a ton of shots from the 6’6″ Fundora, who isn’t the biggest puncher but he nailed him a lot.
Tszyu suffered a gash on his forehead in the second round from an elbow, and after that, he fighting blind for the most part. It was target practice for Fundora.
Tszyu-Murtazaliev Complete card at 8:00 p.m. ET
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This will be Murtazaliev’s first defense of his IBF 154-lb title that he captured earlier this year on April 6th. it took the talented Murtazaliev 10 years to finally get a world title shot, and he took advantage of the opportunity by knocking out Jack Culcay in the 11th round.
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