Tim Tszyu’s defeat to Russian IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev does not derail the Australian boxer’s career, German Titov, CEO of RCC Boxing Promotions, told .
On Saturday in Orlando (Florida, USA), Australian representative Tim Tszyu lost by technical knockout in the third round to IBF junior middleweight champion Russian Murtazaliev. Tszyu lost early for the first time and suffered the second defeat of his career. In March 2024, the Australian lost to Sebastian Fundora by split decision and lost the WBO belt.
— The result of the battle did not surprise me. I was just expecting to see something like this from Bakhram Murtazaliev. The only thing that surprised me was how quickly it happened. Already in the second round, Timofey Tszyu was knocked down, after which he simply broke down. He didn’t know what to do, he went to exchange. Although, even based on the results over the entire distance, the result could very well have been Murtazaliev’s.
It is precisely about Tim Tszyu’s star status that the big question now arises. Usually this doesn’t end your career. I think Tszyu will continue to box, he is popular in Australia, now he has to win there several times and see what happens. Now he doesn’t have time to fight in America yet. He will continue his career. It’s difficult to talk about the Magomed Kurbanov – Tim Tszyu fight now. How Tim will recover, in what condition he will return, all this must be seen. And for Magomed, we have already prepared a certain plan,” Titov told .
Murtazaliev remains undefeated, with 23 successful fights to his name.
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