Bakhram Murtazaliev stopped Tim Tszyu his first title protection, stunning many as he entered the ring as an enormous underdog this previous Saturday, October 19 at Caribe Royal in Orlando, Florida, reside on Prime Video.
Bakhram completed this DESPITE breaking the knuckle on his right-hand pinky finger on the final day of sparring on Friday, October 11. They’d a health care provider test it out. After the combat was over, when head coach Roman Kalantaryan revealed the damage, he mentioned they determined to not cancel the combat as a result of they have been so certain that Bakhram would cease Tszyu anyway. “The man is a monster!!” mentioned Bakhram’s promoter Kathy Duva after listening to about this.
Bakhram utilized severe stress from the beginning. He knocked Tszyu down 3 times in spherical two and as soon as once more in spherical three, when the combat was stopped. The official time of the stoppage was 1:55 spherical three and the referee was Chris Younger. The scores going into spherical three have been 20-15 straight throughout.
Murtazaliev improved his file to 23-0, 17 KOs.
“The combat just about went the best way I anticipated,” mentioned Bakhram in regards to the Tszyu combat. “I used to be pondering that he would most likely stick round slightly bit longer than three rounds. I had talked about in interviews previous to the combat that I believed I might cease him, however I didn’t know after we would cease him. We did additionally put together for twelve rounds.”
Concerning what’s subsequent, Bakhram mentioned, “I don’t wish to wait too lengthy for one more combat since I’m thirty-one years previous. I might like to unify the titles – so that will imply whoever comes first with one other belt. Another choice can be to go get a champion at middleweight. If that doesn’t work out, we are going to take anybody within the prime ten, however once more, first possibility is unification, beneath honest circumstances, and so long as the combat is smart. I had been ready three or 4 years to get the title shot. I ultimately did get the prospect on the world title however the circumstances surrounding that title combat have been horrible. I needed to prepare throughout Ramadan occasions (nighttime) and the combat and combat week actions have been within the Berlin metropolis limits, and so they caught us in a lodge approach exterior town.”
Bakhram’s coach Romo added, “Since his proper hand was broke, he was utilizing a lot of left hooks, and never the appropriate hand. That proper hand is lethal and more often than not that’s how his knockouts come. The factor was, it was so near the combat and camp was nice and we didn’t wish to have any excuses. That’s why we have been throwing so many left hooks, which is how the knockout got here.”
“We have been very assured going into the combat,” mentioned Corridor of Fame Promoter Kathy Duva, CEO of Primary Occasions. “The concept was to place stress on proper from the beginning, not letting up, pondering Tszyu could also be tentative coming off his final combat, a loss. Bakhram confirmed that he’s an actual cash fighter. He waited 4 years for a title shot. Needed to go combat for that title in his opponents again yard, and in opposition to all odds, gained by knockout. Then, in his first protection he shocked most by successful by stoppage. He was a 5-to-1 underdog in Germany and Tszyu was favored by 7-to-1 on Saturday. Bakhram will most likely be an underdog in opposition to who he fights subsequent, however we’re very excited whoever that could be.”
