All of the goodwill Tim Tszyu has both earned and attracted with his fighting heart and spirit will likely count for little today. It is a lonely place, being Roosevelt’s Man in the Arena. Rocked and dropped repeatedly by Bakhram Murtazaliev at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday night before losing in the
William Scull’s 27 month campout as the IBF #1 contender paid off, as he won the vacant super middleweight title by unanimous decision over Vladimir Shishkin in Falkensee, Germany. Much of the intrigue for this fight centered on how Scull would look, as he’s spent over two years fighting 6 or 8 rounders as infrequently
IN PART one of this three part series, professional fighter Dan Morley looked at some of boxing’s most notorious tough nuts. “The ability to take a punch can’t be taught. Fighters can be blessed with an iron chin or cursed with a glass chin,” he wrote. In this second installment, Dan looks at another batch
Saturday, October 19 Tim Tszyu and those around him had been sufficiently confident of victory over Bakhram Murtazaliev that he had planned to make his first defense of the IBF junior-middleweight title back home in Sydney between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. Even had he won it would have been difficult for him to
Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu returns to the ring for the first time since his bloody defeat by Sebastian Fundora, the Aussie taking on Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super welterweight title at the Caribe Royale Orlando Resort. And for the first time since Tszyu made his debut in 2016, the Sydneysider’s father and all-time
ADAM Azim laid out the beginnings of a career road map last night after defeating Ohara Davies in the Copper Box Arena. Azim used his speed, jab and patient boxing brain to break down, bust up, drop and stop a brave but outgunned opponent. After putting Davies down for the second and final time, Sky
Thursday, Oct. 24 DAZN, 9:00 pm ET, Manuel Flores vs Victor Olivo. A Golden Boy Thursday night show featuring “Gucci Manny” Flores. He’ll face Victor Olivo, who lost a January decision to Argi Cortes, and makes his US debut. Tito Sanchez appears in a supporting 10 rounder, and everything else is currently listed for 6
By: Sean Crose The popular Tim Tszyu squared off against Bakhran Murtazaliev Saturday night in Florida. Tszyu, 24-1, had been out of the ring for about a half a year, and was aiming to remove the IBF junior middleweight belt from around Murtazaliev’s waist. It wasn’t meant to be. Murtazaliev not only defeated Tszyu, the
Lots of fighters talk about making changes to their preparation after suffering their first defeat but, generally, that involves moving a few miles down the road to a new trainer or employing a new dietician or strength and conditioning guru. Campbell Hatton decided to start from scratch. In March, Central Area junior welterweight champion, Jimmy
Jake Michaels, Senior WriterOct 20, 2024, 12:09 AM ET Close Jake Michaels is a Melbourne-based sports writer. He has been with ESPN since 2013, covering everything from AFL to Formula One, basketball to boxing, and tennis, both in Australia and around the world. Open Extended Reactions Tim Tsyzu’s boxing career has been left in tatters
Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) might have been the reigning IBF champion going into tonight’s PBC on Prime main event, but he was considered to be the clear underdog by most observers and the betting odds. That proved to be completely wrong, however, as Murtazaliev blitzed Tim Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs) in short order, dropping
by Keith Idec Bakhram Murtazaliev made a boxing world full of detractors respect him Saturday night. The unbeaten Russian entered the ring as the defending IBF junior middleweight champion, but Tim Tszyu was listed by numerous sportsbooks as a whopping 7-1 favorite over him. The taller, stronger, determined Murtazaliev dropped Australia’s Tszyu three times in
Tim Tszyu lost for the first time when in March, in Las Vegas against Sebastian Fundora, a significant cut in his scalp contributed to him recording a split-decision defeat. On Saturday at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, the 29-year-old and Bakhram Murtazaliev contest the IBF junior-middleweight title on the occasion of the Russian’s first
James Regan Oct 19, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Azim beat Ohara Davies via knockout in London. Chris Dean/Boxxer LONDON — Adam Azim’s march up the junior welterweight ranks continued on Saturday as he beat Ohara Davies via knockout in London. At just 22 years old, it’s another impressive victory for Azim against
by Keith Idec William Scull couldn’t secure a shot at Canelo Alvarez as the mandatory challenger for Alvarez’s IBF super middleweight title because he wasn’t well known and apparently posed little threat to the undisputed 168-pound champion. When presented with his championship opportunity Saturday night, however, Scull capitalized by out-boxing Vladimir Shishkin in a 12-round
Bakhram Murtazaliev will defend his IBF super welterweight title against Tim Tszyu in a Prime Video main event tonight at 8 pm ET. Tszyu is looking to bounce back from a bloody loss to Sebastian Fundora in March, while Murtazaliev is stepping up his competition in a big way and looking to join the elite
Now that Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol is behind us, I’ve started to look forward to Bakhram Murtazaliev-Tim Tszyu more and more. I’m a big fan of Tszyu. I love the way that he fights; the way that he carries himself; his willingness to fight anyone and everyone in the biggest fights possible. He’s a breath of
Adam Azim vs Ohara Davies: Live Updates & Results It’s fight time in the Copper Box as ex-European 140-pound king Adam Azim continues the next stage of his career against former world-level operator Ohara Davies. Calm confidence versus outspoken bravado – who will prevail this evening? (Chris Dean/Boxxer) Where can you watch Adam Azim vs
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