Bakhram Murtazaliev has dominated out preventing Jermell Charlo, choosing different, extra related opponents. Murtazaliev, the IBF necessary challenger, allowed Charlo to tackle a number of main fights, together with one with Jeison Rosario, two with Brian Castano, and a profitable showdown with Canelo Alvarez. Nonetheless, he’s now targeted on title unification.
After his dominant third-round knockout victory towards Tim Tszyu, Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs) made it clear that his priorities have modified. He said that he needs to safe extra titles and face figures like Errol Spence Jr., Sebastian Fundora, or Terence Crawford. If a unification struggle doesn’t materialize, he’ll take into account different choices.
“My precedence is to struggle for extra titles towards Spence, Fundora or Crawford,” stated Murtazaliev.
Sebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 13 KOs), the WBC and WBO champion, is predicted to defend his belt towards Spence in 2025. Crawford, alternatively, could await the winner of that struggle, although he’s additionally pursuing a profitable bout with Canelo Alvarez.
In the meantime, Murtazaliev, who lives and trains in California, confirmed dominance towards Tszyu, knocking him down 3 times earlier than the referee stopped the struggle. Now, his workforce is exploring new alternatives with Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and Al Haymon, although they don’t have long-term contracts with these promoters.
Bakhram Murtazaliev’s future might embrace a struggle in Saudi Arabia, organized by Turki Alalshikh, who has financed main bouts. With an curiosity in title unification, Murtazaliev concluded: “I’ll struggle any champion there’s [available]. I wanna struggle a couple of champions after which transfer up [to the middleweight] division.”
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