Former WBA junior middleweight belt contender, Russian Magomed Kurbanov told that he had no doubts about the victory of his compatriot Bakhram Murtazaliev in the fight for the IBF belt.
On Saturday in Germany, Murtazaliev knocked out German Jack Culcay in the 11th round and won the vacant IBF junior middleweight belt. In this category, the WBO and WBC belts are held by the American Sebastian Fundora, winner of Tim Tszyu on March 30. The WBA title belongs to Uzbekistan’s Israel Madrimov, who defeated Kurbanov on March 8.
— Congratulations to Bahram. Expected result. After (Jermell) Charlo was stripped of the title, our division immediately bounced back. New names, new victories. And all this in just one year. I think Fundora is now Madrimov and Murtazaliev’s main goal. But I don’t know how realistic these fights can be. In any case, everyone must defend themselves to prove their right to unification fights,” Kurbanov told .
In the professional ring, 31-year-old Murtazaliev won 22 victories (16 by KO) in 22 fights, and 38-year-old Kulkay 33 victories (14 by KO) with five defeats.
Source : MatchTV
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