Bakhram Murtazaliev spent years waiting to get a shot at the IBF junior middleweight championship before finally winning the title in April. On Saturday night, he got a statement win in his first title defense, battering Tim Tszyu for a third-round TKO.

Tim Tsyzu's boxing career has been left in tatters after undefeated Russian champion Bakhram Murtazaliev handed him a beatdown of the highest order in the pair's IBF super welterweight world title fight Sunday in Orlando.

Bakhram Murtazaliev described Tim Tszyu as a “real man” after watching him bravely and recklessly attempt to trade with him throughout the process of suffering four knockdowns and a defeat inside three rounds.