On October 19, 2024, a 29-year-old Tim Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the super-welterweight IBF title held by 31-year-old Russian boxer Bakhram Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs).
Tszyu came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days. Murtazaliev was on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 13 days.
Bakhram Murtazaliev made easy work of Tim Tszyu, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Murtazaliev improves his record to 23-0 (17 KOs), while Tszyu adds a loss to his record at 24-2.
On March 30, 2024, the 29-year-old WBO super-welterweight world champion, Tim Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs), faced a 26-year-old American boxer Sebastian Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Tszyu came in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 15 days. Fundora was on a -1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 22 days.
Sebastian Fundora defeated Tim Tszyu via split decision and wins the WBC and WBO titles — in his first world-title fight. Fundora improves his record to 21-1-1, while Tszyu adds a loss to his record at 24-1.