Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Tim Tszyu results: Murtazaliev demolishes Tszyu with early knockout
Get Murtazaliev vs. Tszyu results for the Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Tim Tszyu fight card live from the Caribe Royal Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday night. In the main event, IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev seeks to defend his belt against former WBO champion Tim Tszyu in a 12-round championship bout.
Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs) captured his title in April with an 11th-round knockout of Jack Culcay. The 31-year-old Russian has been fighting professionally since 2014 and has earned knockouts in five of his past eight victories.
Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) saw his unbeaten run come to a bloody end in March when he suffered a gruesome cut that contributed to his split decision loss to Sebastian Fundora. Prior to that setback, Tszyu was on a tear, having captured the interim WBO belt with a knockout of Tony Harrison, retained it with a knockout of Carlos Ocampo, then been elevated to undisputed champion with a decision over Brian Mendoza.
Murtazaliev vs. Tszyu airs live on Amazon Prime Video. The event is free for Prime subscribers.
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Main Event (Prime Video)
IBF Junior Middleweight Title: Bakhram Murtazaliev def. Tim Tszyu via 3rd-round TKO
Preliminary Card (Prime Video)
Junior Middleweight: Yoenis Tellez def. Johan Gonzalez via 7th-round TKO
Middleweight: Cesar Mateo Tapia vs. Endry Saavedra ends in majority draw (94-92 Tapia, 93-93, 93-93)
Heavyweight: Dainier Pero def. Willie Jake Jr. via 3rd-round TKO
Junior lightweight: Justin Viloria def. Diuhl Olguin via 7th-round TKO