Unbeaten IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) destroyed former WBO champion Tim Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs) in three rounds on Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. Both fighters went right at each other in round one. Murtazaliev got to Tszyu in round two, dropping him three times. Murtazaliev floored Tszyu again in round three and the towel came in soon after. Time was 1:55.
Unbeaten super welterweight Yoenis Tellez (9-0, 7 KOs) impressively knocked out Johan Gonzalez (35-4, 34 KOs) in round seven. Tellez dropped Gonzalez in round six and twice more in round seven to end it. Time was 1:57.
In a knockdown-filled war, unbeaten middleweight César Mateo Tapia (16-0-1, 10 KOs) and Endry Saavedra (16-1-1, 13 KOs) battled to a ten round majority draw. Saavedra dropped Tapia twice in round three. Tapia floored Saavedra in round five. Saavedra dropped Tapia again in round nine. Scores were 94-92 Tapia, 93-93, 93-93.
Super bantamweight Gary Antonio Russell (20-1, 13 KOs) returned from a two-year layoff to knock out Jaden Burnias (6–3, 4 KOs) in the fourth round.
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Dainier Pero (9-0, 7 KOs) stopped Willie Jake, Jr. (11-6-2, 3 KOs) in round three.
Unbeaten super featherweight Justin Viloria (7-0, 5 KOs) stopped journeyman Diuhl Olguin (16-41-7, 10 KOs) in round seven. Yes, Justin is the nephew of nephew of former two-weight world champion Brian Viloria.
A hand picked opponent for Pero, result looks good on his resume , nothing else.Just remember what happened to Anderson, when it was time to stand up and face and opponent of another level he got clobbered!
Time to get rid of these retarded judges who can’t tell who should have won. Smh Are these judges that retarded?
Great fight between Saavedra and Tapia, but another bullshit decision. Saavedra got robbed. Shameful, but it’s corrupt business as usual.
Welcome to boxing
If I tell you how many have been robbed in world title and non title fights you would not believe me
I’ve been a fight fan for nearly 50 years, so I know all about robberies.
Zoo stands straight up n the dudes head is huge…..kinda like a John Molina huge head. Take a lot to to hurt it.
Zoo stands straight up n the other dudes head is huge…..kinda like a John Molina huge head. Take a lot to to hurt it.
Tszyu had no idea what to do once he was clipped. He was way too reckless from the start and kept walking forward and taking shots.
It’s a real shame.
Total shame, Colt.
Wow, never would have thought Tim Tszyu was that soft. He got hit with a good shot and then became entirely flimsy. Those what’s-my-name MF bombs he shouted at crowds have not aged well…his name is now clearly his daddy’s name.
That was a great left hook. Tszyu changed nothing after getting off the canvas. When you get hurt you need to go into defensive mode for a round or two until you get your bearings back. Instead he just kept plodding forward. I always say it – Length and speed are the two most difficult things to overcome in the ring. Great win by the champ tho! Also glad to see tszyu’s corner stop the fight.
Wasn’t soft at all m00nmuppet.
He tried to fight on. Those were monster shots. Such a dumb comment. If anything, he lacked skill and/or a gameplan for this particular opponent.
You are calling a professional fighter soft, what do you do for a living ya hero? Enlightened us with how tough you are and what you would have done to Bakhram…. This should be good….
What an AMAZING card on Amazon Prime except for the robbery. Saavedra worked his butt off and got robbed. I can’t wait to see Tellez again. He is incredibly poised for 8 fights. Shout out to Tszyu. Heart of a lion but I was wrong. Bakhram Murtazaliev is going to be hell for anyone at 154. Crawford, Ortiz ANYONE!!
So glad that you were man enough to admit that you were wrong about Murta!
Ortiz would have done the same to Tszyu.!
I don’t think so, he go a gift in his last fight.
@HawnJay: Tszyu has grit yes. Is Tszyu too small for this weight division?
Tszyu’s people should have given Tim a tune up or two after the Fundora fight. I love Tim and Im an Australian but I think the Fundora fight was a great opportunity to move sideways work on defensive leaks and generally get better then come again and pick up those big fights. The Bully got bullied tonight and I don’t know if there is way back after that. They have ruined his career over opportunity and money. Im just a fight fan and I thought Tim was still raw who was heavy handed. Im pissed they have ruined his career. If you really wanted to guide him you should have told him to stop talking about the possible Canelo fight and teach him to defend from the left hook.
I agree. I hope Tim retires now.
Well said I’m Australian too but I knew Tim was going to lose just got too overconfident should had couple warm up fights maybe both Tszyu brothers go trained with their father old trainer Johnny Lewis
Completely agree with you mate. I’m an Aussie also and a fan but his corner have let him down badly. I also thought that in the Fundora fight they should have pushed harder to have the fight stopped and declared a no-contest. I dunno, perhaps trying to persuade the ref and doctor before the end of round 4 that Tszyu couldn’t see. Instead he was setup for failure for the rest of that fight. And he has seemed to get caught up in all the hype about his punching power and toughness calling everyone out. He needed someone grounding him a bit imo. This was a really bad loss that will be exceedingly difficult to come back from. Hugely disappointing but kudos to the champ.
No head movement like he was frozen in time, tszyu that is. I saw him fight much better versus Mendoza. He looked shocked at Murta’s power. He was gracious in defeat something more fighters should be.
When Tszyu started complaining about being headbutted, I knew he was cooked mentally! Great heart though! 154, look out! There’s a new guy on the block! Looking like a mini Beterviev! HE walked right through Timmy’s best shots!
Thought the same like it was Fundora all over again with the head clash
What’s this motherfucking bums name again?
How many times have you been world champion? I guarantee you wouldn’t call him a bum to his face, fukn keyboard coward.
Dude isnt related to Beterbiev is he?
Tim trying to prove how tough he is but got Bashed…..I can only think he was concussed from the 1st knockdown…. Aussie here and disappointed but the tape say’s it all !!!
I said this before: Murtazaliev is a small version of Artur Betrbiev, and tonight he showed Tim Tszyu the consequences of facing a murderous puncher with reckless overconfidence and no idea what defense means.
Burucho well said. Tim is a big puncher. Murtazaliev is a huge puncher. Especially if you’ve got zero defense or movement.
Those were some sweet left hooks he dropped Tszyu with. That dude looked huge for 154
Tsyzu looked doomed from the first minute of the fight. Those shots were thudding and coming in on target with ease. Tsyzu seemed slow and off tonight, as well. Maybe he took too much damage in the Fundora fight. I think this was likely a career-ending beating Tsyzu took. It was brutal. Surprised the ref and corner let it go that far. He looked completely dazed from the second knockdown.
Why didn’t he back off instead of coming straight back for more big big hits he could of run around the ring a bit and recomposed himself but boxers will be boxers and think that one punch can turn a fight
Sad state of affairs for Tim Tszyu
Congrats to Bakhram Murtazaliev all the same who has shown hes a real force at 154
I really look to blame Tims camp for the previous fight with Fundora which should of been stopped early protecting their boy (not their ego’s)…who has now lost twice in a row which will really slow his progress and rankings now and future potential earnings.
Had the Fundora fight been stopped early by someone with a brain eg Ref, Fight Dr or Tim’s corner he would have a NO Contest on his record and retained his then WBO title
Now Tim sits in boxing no where land and really has to work his way back up….bit sad hope he bounces back….All the best Champ
Well said, A. But after that beating can he really bounce back either physically or mentally? It was brutal.
Hard to say Pal
I personally thought I saw fear in Tim’s eyes as he was interviewed just before the fight
Having 2 losses in a row and this was a bad loss absolute beating it has to take it toll mentally
Another interesting thing a friend of mine told me who knows Tim’s trainer he said that Tim believes (or believed) he’s invincible and doesn’t train as hard as your led to believe…make what you like of that?
Don’t get me wrong I’m a big Tszyu fan of all of them for 30 years and only wish them the best in the future
I’m sure this loss will take the shine off young Tim
The Russian in a pre fight interview who’s very quiet and not known for talking much backed up what he said saying Tim talks to much and he really punished him and let his fists do the talking and I think can take anyone on at 154 after that performance
That was quite a statement by Murtazaliev. He was cool as a cucumber in there while rendering destruction on Tim Tszyu. Tszyu showed the heart of a lion in getting up after each knockdown but has a lot of work to do in shoring up his defense and learning how to hold while hurt if he wants to return anywhere near the top level. He fought foolishly and showed no versatility when he was hurt, opting to try to land power punches back on Murtazaliev. That may, and has, worked with a lot of guys but ain’t gonna work with elite and experienced killers like Murtazaliev who have strategy and purpose to everything they do in the ring. Even the extra time they gave Tszyu at the beginning of the third round, when the medical doctor was evaluating him, couldn’t save Tszyu. As for Murtazaliev, he’s the man at 154, no doubt about it, and I wouldn’t be in a rush to fight him if I were Crawford, Ortiz, or Fundora. Stylistically I’d love to see Murtazaliev in there with Virgil Ortiz or Serhei Bohuchuk as those would be great fights. I’m sure Golden Boy will steer Ortiz clear of Mrtazaliev after that performance. The next logical fight under the PBC umbrella would be a unification clash between Murtazaliev and Fundora, which should be fun to watch.
What a murderous beat down by the roughed russian! This dude bout’ to make some noise in the division! The russian received hard blows but, was not even moved! It was the wrong fight for tim to take right after losing the belt! Makes me wonder if he studied this dude before taking this hard fight! Will definately, be looking forward for the russian’s next fight!
And that’s the end of that.
And that’s the end of that. Warning to Tsyzu brothers ….get another trainer and team for *** sake,,,!!!!
Congratulations to Bakhram.
Good point, Gary Pine. Same corner which botched the Fundora cut situation.
Good point Johnny Lewis come in mind for nikita tsyzu and Tim Tszyu if he stays in Australia if Tim continued stay in the USA maybe Justin Fortune Freddy Roach even Terence Crawford trainer and work his way back again.
And this is boxing, folks. Guys get knocked out and can come back from it. Tszyu is no exception. I never cared for the “what’s my mf-in name” stuff by Tim after some of his recent victories or some of his trash talking but he was a young, undefeated fighter in his twenties who hadn’t experienced a lot of success prior to the Fundora loss. What’s more impressive is he got up after getting floored each time tonight, much like how Wladmir Klitschko did in his loss to Corrie Sanders twenty-plus years ago. If Tim Tszyu does the work in the gym to improve his jab and learn to clinch and hold instead of always trying to prove how tough he is, he can make it back to the top. He should take Murtazaliev up on his offer to work with him in the gym to grow as a fighter as he can learn a lot from Murtazaliev. I wish Tim the best.
I hope they arrange for Murtazaliev/Ortiz or Ortiz/Bohachuk II.
Physically, the above fighters match up extremely well.
Bakhram destroyed Tim. The left hand kept connecting Tim over and over.
To me it seems when their heads clashed and Tim touched the top of his head with his glove and there were some blood, somehow, I believe that was the beginning of the end for Tim.
Here I am criticizing Murtazaliev because he wears a beard like Abe Lincoln, since I’m sick of the beard trend, and then he goes out and blows away Tim Tszyu. Kudos to Murtazaliev. I didn’t see the fight, but this result surprised me. Tszyu’s limitations exposed in his last two fights.
It’s going to take a miracle for Tszyu to resurrect his career after that shellacking! That Russian is GOOD!
Yeah Michael Billings. No joke. That was a lot of brain damage Tim took, I fear. His punch resistance, reflexes and nervous system could deteriorate considerably from here. We might see a defensive Tim running around the ring jabbing while going down from medium-heavy shots. Can’t win a decision or KO that way. I hope not but I fear it’s coming.
If Tim Tszyu wants to be champion he needs to get rid of those dopes who are promoting him and go live in Russia where they train line machines. No Limit promotions Matt & George Rose are a bunch of idiots. Greedy fat Oompa Loompas. Trying to organise $10mil dollar fights before Tim even stepped in the ring. Trust me they don’t know boxing. All they know is Donuts. Who the fk starts thinking ahead of a title fight before u even got a belt. Greed man. Chechnyan fighters are built different. Faith equals discipline. Tim had no chance. Fight was all over at the weigh in. 12 months off. Regroup. Come back a weapon. Learn to move his head. That’s my advise.
Tim fought from the wrong range the whole fight exchanging hooks. Stay in close against a taller fighter to negate the advantage. Poor defense and warrior mentally cost him the fight …the Russian was very composed and came in focused. But he is very bearable. It was a slugfest….got to fight this guy in the pocket. Tzu got cought early and maybe his brain was razled and lost any semblance of boxing acumen
TZ looked way off here. Timing off, distance off
Why no tune up ?
Straight in with another beast
Is there enough time for a complete management / trainer overhaul ? Although, I give them credit for pulling him out
Clearly went in over confident thinking he just had to walk the guy down. Major error in judgement.
He did check BM once with a right hand I think it was but TZ’S straight ahead, bolt upright strategy was suicidal
Another concussion gained as was evident in the post fight interviews and horribly heavy speech
I would like to see him get out. He has made some good coin. Why risk further damage as there are few easy fights at 154lbs.