Boxing: Tim Tszyu caught up with Main Event's Ben Damon ahead of his big fight for the IBF Super Welterweight world title against Bakhram Murtazaliev
Tim Tszyu has questioned if Russia ’s towering champ Bakhram Murtazaliev is struggling to make weight for Sunday’s hyped IBF blockbuster, revealing he has already seen the champ running at night in a hoodie.he could move up in weight after defeating the Australia n challenger, naming WBA middleweight champ Erislandy Lara among a list of potential opponents.
Only days out from the hyped headliner, the champ has branded Tszyu a fighter who is “talking a lot online”, boasts “many mistakes” and is set to gain no advantage from having Hall of Fame father Kostya sat ringside for the first time in eight years. Speaking with Main Event’s Ben Damon on Monday afternoon, Tszyu said he had been returning to the fighter hotel after a massage the previous evening when he saw Murtazaliev “running with a hoodie on”.Asked about the IBF stipulations, Tszyu continued: “I’ve done a little bit of training towards it.Murtazaliev, meanwhile, has also responded to the news about Tszyu’s father being ringside for the first time since his professional debut, saying: “I followed Kostya Tszyu and he was a great fighter ..
Back in April, Murtazaliev claimed the IBF strap after travelling to Germany and finishing Culcay in his own backyard.
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