On October 19, 2024, Bakhram Murtazaliev (22-0, 16 KOs), the super-welterweight IBF champion, defends his title against Australian challenger, Tim Tszyu (24-1, 17 KOs).
Bakhram Murtazaliev is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 11th round KO victory over Jack Culcay, 6 months and 13 days ago. Tim Tszyu is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision loss to Sebastian Fundora, 6 months and 19 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Bakhram Murtazaliev at 99-1 winning odds. Tim Tszyu really doesn't have much to present against Murtazaliev.
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.