Tim Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) vs. IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs) in a non-PPV event on October 19 on PBC Prime Video at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.
Tszyu’s way back to championship gold
It took Tszyu, 29, longer than expected to challenge for a world title again after losing his WBO 154-pound title in a close 12-round split decision to Sebastian Fundora last March. But if Tszyu can capture the IBF title from Murtazaliev, he will be back in business.
The Murtazaliev vs. Tszyu event will be shown on PBC Prime Video Action begins at 8pm ET/5pm PT. There’s no word yet on who will be on the undercard, but it should be someone interesting for boxing fans to tune in to watch.
Tszyu suffered a scalp cut early in his fight against Fundora on March 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The cut bled so much that it made it difficult for Tszyu to see how the 6’6″ Fundora hit. In hindsight, Tszyu’s corner should have pulled him out when the bleeding got really bad.
Murtazaliev, 31, recently won the IBF 154-lb belt, stopping Jack Culcay in the 11th round on April 6 at the Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany.
“At this level, you have to take everyone out, and Bakhram is the next guy standing in my way,” Tszyu said. “The world knows me, and they know what I’m about. I’m grateful to my team for putting me in this position to prove why I’m still the man at 154 pounds. Bakhram has what I want, and I plan to spectacularly take it from him. It’s time to become a two-time world champion.”
Great battles await the winner
If Tszyu can win the IBF title, he will be able to fight Fundora, Israil Madrimov, Errol Spence, Terence Crawford, Vergil Ortiz Jr., and Serhii Bohachuk. Fighting in one of His Excellency Turki Alalshikh’s events in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would be ideal for Tszyu, especially if he could face Crawford, Spence or Vergil.
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