Bakhram Murtazaliev KO's Tim Tszyu in Three
- Miguel Maravilla
- Oct 20, 2024
- 1 min read

Undefeated IBF super welterweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) of Russia dropped former world champion Tim Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs) four times in route to a third-round stoppage Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida. in headlining PBC Championship Boxing on Prime Video.
A huge left hook by the Russian sent Tszyu to the canvas in round two. Tszyu continued to fight and was dropped two more times in the round. round three, Murtazaliev landed another vicious counter left hand that scored him his fourth knockdown in less than three rounds. While Tszyu continued to battle back, the onslaught from Murtazaliev proved to be too much as Tszyu’s corner threw in the towel, ending the fight 1:55 into the round.
In the co-main event, Cuban super welterweigh prospect Yoenis Tellez (9-0, 7 KOs) scored a seventh-round stoppage over Johan Gonzalez (35-4, 34 KOs). Tellez dropped Gonzalez three times in the final two rounds, with the final stoppage coming at 1:57 of round seven.
Opening up action on Prime Video, unbeaten Mateo Tapia (17-0-1, 10 KOs) and Endry Saavedra (16-1-1, 13 KOs) fought to a majority draw in a ten round middleweight bout that saw both men hit the canvas. In the end, one judges’ score of 94-92 for Tapia was overruled by two scores of 93-93.
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