Tim Tszyu will get the possibility to emulate his legendary father as a a number of world champion when he takes on undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight belt in Florida subsequent month.
After weeks of negotiations, Workforce Tszyu has agreed on Australia’s son of a gun to combat Murtazaliev at Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando on October 20 (AEST).
The Worldwide Boxing Federation (IBF) had first formally ordered Murtazaliev to defend his world title towards Tszyu as a result of the Sydneysider was its highest-ranked contender and a former WBO world champion.
However after having a succession of scheduled blockbusters fall over, principally by means of no-shows from his opponents, Tszyu was involved Murtazaliev could be the following to go away him hanging.
The 29-year-old’s promoter mentioned his looming date with future was nothing lower than Tszyu deserved after solely relinquishing his WBO strap in March with a merciless loss to American Sebastian Fundora in Las Vegas.
Bakhram Murtazaliev awaits Tim Tszyu of their title combat in Orlando. (Getty Photographs: Hannes P. Albert)
Tszyu had been unbeaten and received the opening two rounds earlier than struggling a ghastly head gash after catching Fundora’s elbow and finally dropping a break up resolution.
“There are only a few fighters on this planet that may endure what Tim went by means of in his final combat and are available out larger, higher and stronger than earlier than,” No Restrict Boxing boss George Rose mentioned.
“Tim Tszyu is that man. He lives to combat and has a warrior spirit that’s fully unbreakable.
“You will not need to miss this. He’s about to remind everybody why he’s the very best 154-pounder on this planet.”
If Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) can defeat Murtazaliev (22-0, 16KOs), he’ll be a part of his former unified world champion dad Kostya as the primary Australian father-son boxers to say a number of world title belts.
“At this stage, it’s important to take everybody out and Bakhram is the following man standing in my manner,” Tszyu mentioned.
“The world is aware of me they usually know what I am about. I am grateful to my staff for placing me on this place to show why I am nonetheless the person at 154 kilos.
“Bakhram has what I need and I plan on taking it from him in spectacular trend. It is time to develop into a two-time world champion.”
Fundamental Occasions CEO Kathy Duva is predicting a battle for the ages.
“Even earlier than his spectacular win towards Jack Culcay to earn the IBF title in Germany, Bakhram made it clear that he wished Tim Tszyu subsequent,” Duva mentioned.
“He additionally mentioned he wished the match-up to occur within the US so that everybody may see him combat, so I am actually blissful that this deal got here collectively to happen in entrance of a large viewers on Prime Video.
“Each of those fighters have a tendency to come back ahead and have interaction and I’d not be shocked if this seems to be the combat of the yr.”
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