Tim Tszyu's ascent toward boxing superstardom was slowed in his last outing when he dropped a split decision to Sebastian Fundora in a bloody war, losing the WBO junior middleweight title in the process. Tszyu looks to get back on track on Saturday when he faces IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.

The last time we saw Tim Tszyu in the ring, he was a bloody mess. Now, he'll face Bakhram Murtazaliev for a chance to win another world title.

In the modern, and increasingly corporate, landscape of boxing promotion, Main Events continues to exist largely like a relic to what is often recognised as a golden era and a fondly remembered past.

We bring you live round-by-round coverage of the IBF junior middleweight title bout between Bakhram Murtazaliev and Tim Tszyu in Orlando, Florida.

Welcome to news.com.au’s live coverage of Tim Tszyu’s blockbuster title fight against Bakhram Murtazaliev. The Australian is desperate to put his career back on track when he challenges for Murtazaliev’s IBF super welterweight title on Sunday (AEDT) in Orlando, Florida.

Fight time (approximate): main card fights begin at 12 a.m. ET (Oct. 20) Tim Tszyu will fight Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight title on Saturday, Oct. 19. The undercard fights begin at 8 p.m. with the main event expected to start around midnight.

Bahram Murtazaliev and the son of the legendary champion Tim Tszyu – will fight for the IBF title. The fight will be in the first middleweight category (69kg).

Now that Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol is behind us, I’ve started to look forward to Bakhram Murtazaliev-Tim Tszyu more and more.

Get Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Tim Tszyu live blogs for the Murtazaliev vs. Tszyu fight card on Saturday night at the Caribe Royal Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Bakhram Murtazaliev vs. Tim Tszyu IBF super welterweight clash will go down later tonight (Oct. 19) at The Caribe Royale, in Orlando.