We’ll depart it right here
Effectively, secure to say that didn’t go as anticipated for Tim Tszyu.
The place will he go subsequent?
Hopefully he’ll take a little bit of a relaxation to be trustworthy and reassess.
That doesn’t must be the tip of his profession. Not by a protracted shot.
However the highway again is stuffed with pitfalls that he would have hoped to keep away from.
Thanks for being with us this morning, we’ll catch you subsequent time.
What does this imply for Tim Tszyu?
It is no understatement to say that this can be a crushing blow for Tim Tszyu.
These US superfights?
Neglect it.
These won’t be on the playing cards for a good whereas now.
It is not fairly again to sq. one – the boxing high quality and the title that he has nonetheless counts for one thing.
It is exhausting to see how he can do something apart from come again to Australia and take a struggle or two to regain his confidence.
And I do not imply Michael Zerafa – no less than not first.
I believe he wants a struggle that he’ll win.
Then he can maybe take a look at Zerafa.
Then maybe an undercard struggle.
As a result of the aura of invincibility that Tszyu has constructed up over such a protracted time period has been destroyed.
Actuality test for Tszyu
Tim simply received served a heavy and painful dose of actuality. Ouch…..
– Richard
A really huge, very painful and really pricey mistake.
‘The higher man received tonight’: Tim Tszyu
“Each time I step in that ring I am ready to die in there,” Tszyu says.
“The higher man received tonight. He was higher.
“Boxing’s not meant to be excellent.
“You reside and study.
“After the primary shot, issues did not go to plan.
“That is boxing, you get hit, issues did not go to plan.
“He is the person.”
Bakhram Murtazaliev thanks god for victory
This is the champ, talking by way of a translator.
“I created some alternatives in coaching camp,” his translator says.
“It was for god’s will. If it was Tim or another person, god will determine who will win this struggle.”
“We work the identical mixtures on a regular basis.
“We labored for 10 weeks throwing these mixtures.”
He’s requested whether or not he has a message for Tim.
“when i landed that first shot I knew how exhausting it was.
“No one can doubt his coronary heart.”
He says that he desires to ask Tszyu to work with him.
Kostya is speaking to Tim
We will not see or hear what’s being mentioned.
There’s concern on the face of Kostya.
Nikita appears shocked.
Bakhram Murtazaliev appears fairly shocked that it was really easy.
He prophetically mentioned within the construct up that he would not need to hunt Tim Tszyu down.
And he actually did not.
Tszyu’s defence was surprising tonight and, towards an influence puncher, received discovered in an enormous approach.
Bakhram Murtazaliev retains his IBF title
Tim Tszyu appears in shock
Knocked down 3 times within the second.
Lastly and devastatingly within the third.
Tszyu appears shocked, sitting on his stool within the nook.
Tim Tszyu overwhelmed inside three rounds
My goodness.
Oh. My. Goodness.
I’m in shock.
Tszyu vs Murtazaliev: Spherical 3
The physician is taking a look at Tim Tszyu – giving the Australian a bit extra time at first of this spherical. The group boos.
Murtazaliev marches ahead – and lands with a proper.
He tries a cross-right once more.
Jab from Murtazaliev.
Tszyu lands a jab and is caught by Murtazaliev.
Huge rights from Murtazaliev land on Tszyu’s guard, huge concussive blows.
Tszyu lands a jab.
DOWN GOES TSZYU!
I believe they need to cease it! That was a horrible knockdown.
“Another time, this struggle’s over,” says the referee.
Tszyu is wobbling all around the ring!
IN COMES THE TOWEL!
Tim Tszyu knocked down 3 times within the second
He fought again, however he’s deep within the mire right here.
It is a enormous spherical developing.
He is strolling into photographs and he is buying and selling – he cannot afford to do this.
Tszyu vs Murtazaliev: Spherical 2
Tszyu’s nook are wanting on the hairline of the Aussie.
There was a little bit of a head conflict…
Psychological scars from Tim Tszyu from final struggle?
Tszyu wants extra lateral motion.
He lands with a jab.
Then Tszyu is caught, lands one however is caught as effectively.
Tszyu lands an excellent proper. And one other!
TSZYU GOES DOWN!
An excellent proper from Murtazaliev! However Tszyu was buying and selling with the massive Russian and walked proper onto the shot!
Nonetheless greater than two minutes within the spherical!
Tszyu appears in hassle. He ties up.
TSZYU IS DOWN AGAIN!
One other heavy shot from the Russian!
Tszyu appears wobbly. He is on the lookout for an enormous overhand proper however misses,.
Lands a physique shot.
Now lands an overhand proper. And one other.
Good struggle again from Tim Tszyu!
Tszyu lands an uppercut!
BUT HE’S WOBBY! TIM TSZYU IS READY TO GO DOWN!
HE DOES GO DOWN!
THREE KNOCKDOWNS IN THE ROUND!
Tszyu lands with a proper because the bell goes.
However he is in all types right here.
Tszyu vs Murtazaliev: Spherical 1
Wild swing from Murtazaliev off the again of some quick jabs. Good begin from the Russian.
Tszyu goes round and stalking the taller fighter.
Murtazaliev appears for swinging proper.
Now Tszyu opens up, touchdown a few good photographs.
GOOD RIGHT FROM TSZYU!
Tszyu simply wiped his head there. Worries about blood? Cannot see a reduce.
Tszyu is strolling onto photographs right here, which we do not wish to see. Murtazaliev with some good touchdown photographs.
Tszyu lands a proper, an excellent proper.
Now he arms one other good photographs.
Murtazaliev lands with an excellent shot. One other flashing shot goes throughout Tim Tszyu’s face.
Tszyu walks Murtazaliev down, and is getting caught. That is not nice from Tszyu.
Good spherical for the champ.
Tszyu vs Murtazaliev
The referee is giving the ultimate directions.
The fighters are prepared, and so are we.
Tszyu appears targeted. So does Murtazaliev, though a contact nervous maybe?
Let’s go.
Tim Tszyu vs Bakhram Murtazaliev: Story of the tape
Bakhram Murtazaliev (RUS)
Document: 22-0 (16 KOs)
Age: 31
Top: 183cm
Attain: 183cm
Weight: 69.3kgs
Tim Tszyu (AUS)
Document: 24-1 (17 KOs)
Age: 29
Top: 174cm
Attain: 179cm
Weight: 69.6kgs
Right here comes Bakhram Murtazaliev
Not a lot help for the defending champion.
The Russian is being booed roundly as he makes the brief stroll into the ring.
Tim Tszyu walks to the ring, Kostya Tszyu alongside him
Right here comes the challenger.
Tim Tszyu, along with his father, former undisputed champion Kostya Tszyu, rin the ring with him on the Caribe Royal resort.
What an enormous second for Australian boxing.
An infinite second for Tim Tszyu’s profession.
The previous WBO champion, Tim Tszyu walks to the ring, a brief stroll, solo earlier than becoming a member of his group.
He is in a maroon hoody with a wolf on the again.
What did Bakhram Murtazaliev say on the presser?
Bakhram Murtazaliev isn’t probably the most talkative of fighters.
It is one of many causes’ Tim Tszyu has been jibing at him all week – stating his lack of star energy and skill to promote a struggle.
That is not bothering the massive Russian although, who takes a 9cm peak benefit into this struggle.
“I’m not fascinated by going forwards and backwards with Tim,” Murtazaliev mentioned.
“I’m simply prepared for Saturday and able to give everybody a terrific struggle.
“It was a dream come true to change into a champion and now I’m simply wanting ahead to this struggle Saturday evening.
“I’ve by no means ran from any fighter. Everybody is aware of the place to seek out me. We don’t have to attend for much longer now.
“To me I don’t care if anybody is overlooking me.
“All of the speaking will finish Saturday evening. That’s all we’re concentrating on.”
Harmful Bakhram
Undefeated champion Bakhram Murtazaliev received the IBF strap in his twenty second profession struggle, successful by Eleventh-round knock out towards Jack Culcay in Germany.
This is some footage from that struggle.
As you may see, he is a relentless puncher, in a position to dig deep in these championship rounds to make opponents endure.
The sheer weight of these photographs finally took their toll on Culcay.
Can Tim Tszyu maintain up any higher?
Tremendous welterweight? Or junior middleweight?
You might have have seen/learn a few alternative ways this struggle has been marketed.
In Australia, it has been principally promoted because the tremendous welterweight title.
Elsewhere, together with by the IBF, who’re the governing physique, name it junior middleweight.
So what offers?
Effectively, first issues first, they’re the identical factor, the identical 154lb (69.9 kg) restrict applies.
Historically, there have been solely eight weight divisions in males’s boxing (though earlier than that there have been no weight divisions in any respect, however we’re discounting that point).
These are the “glamour” divisions: heavyweight, gentle heavyweight, middleweight, welterweight, light-weight, featherweight, bantamweight and flyweight.
Between these divisions, so-called “tweener” weight courses had been established.
These usually have both junior or gentle as prefixes (when associated to being a step down from one of many glamour divisions) or with the prefix tremendous when it is the opposite approach round.
The 2 exceptions to this are the cruiserweight (90.7kg) and the WBC’s bridgerweight (101.6kg) courses.
Gentle middleweight (or tremendous welterweight) was recognised in acknowledged in 1962.
So basically, it is a potato-potato state of affairs.
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