Tim Tszyu tries to remember what happened in the ring with Bakhram Murtazaliev in the conclusion to what proved to be the most damaging night of his career.
The Australian boxer was dropped four times by the IBF junior middleweight champion at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, before his uncle and trainer Igor Goloubevk was forced to assist him in the round. three
Su, 29, is the favorite to topple the Russian from the throne in his first title defense, with his famous father Kostya fighting ringside for the first time since his professional debut in 2016.
Instead of leaving March’s split defeat by Sebastian. Fundra behind him Instead he left the stage with more scars than when he entered it. After a one-sided defeat There is little question that his confidence and career will be rebuilt.
Tszyu was repeatedly and admirably in many ways courageous to the point of recklessness from the opening bell.
He was willing to trade heavy-handed Murtazaliev after all four knockdowns and until the towel was thrown in by Goloubevk showed a lot of heart that not only But keep fighting But they also fought back fiercely.
“I don’t remember,” Tszyu replied when asked about the first fight.
“I don’t remember, I really don’t remember,” he then said when asked another question. It appears unsurprisingly and confusingly.
“What exactly happened?” he calmly replied when asked what was going on in his mind. “What happened to me? I need to regroup. And I don’t know friends. The bastard doesn’t get your way. And you just have to bounce back, you know?
“I felt confident after Fundora, but this did not go according to script. It’s a little different.
“I felt incredible (before the fight) to be honest with you. I prepared well. So he took me. And he’ll be a better person tonight. And we live and we learn.”
It was the 31-year-old Murtazaliev’s left hook that repeatedly hurt Tszyu, who hopes to win and defend his title in Australia in December.
“Every time I step into the ring, I will leave everything in there,” he said in the ring. Before returning to the dressing room, “Things didn’t go as planned. And the better man won the night. no excuses
“After the first match, things started not going as planned. That’s part of boxing. You get hit and your reactions slow down. Bakram is a 154 year old man.”
