Tim Tszyu has actually landed a pre-fight mental blow after weighing in much heavier than Bakhram Murtazaliev for their IBF super-welterweight clash in Florida. Tszyu the opposition struck the scales at 153.4 pounds on Friday (Saturday AEDT), with Murtazaliev the champ recorded at 152.8 pounds after a week relatively having a hard time to make weight. Tszyu teased the unbeaten Russian for being “dumb” and “dumb” in his preparation after being identified eating chips and withstanding late-night runs in the countdown to Saturday night’s (Sunday AEDT) world title smash hit. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “It simply does not make any sense at all. I believe he’s silly,” Tszyu stated at the last pre-fight interview at the Caribe Royale resort in Orlando. “Just dumb. That’s all I see.” Tszyu is bidding to imitate his Hall of Fame daddy Kostya in ending up being a two-time world champ. Tszyu called the unbeaten Russian ‘dumb’ and ‘dumb’ Credit: Supplied Kostya has actually flown in from Russia to view his kid live for the very first time considering that the 29-year-old’s expert launching in Sydney in 2016. The famous previous unified world champ yields he’s worried however positive his kid will rebound from a bloody split-decision loss to Sebastian Fundora in March and gain back a critical belt. Kostya amazed everybody when he gatecrashed the last pre-fight interview ahead of a psychological household reunion for Australian boxing’s most embellished trio. Tszyu’s unbeaten more youthful bro Nikita and mom Natasha are likewise in Orlando for the battle. Nikita is likewise tipping Tszyu to outplay Murtazaliev and take another huge stride towards making the household the best in the sport’s history. “I believe Bakhram is a great design up for Tim. He’s sort of happy to punch it out however Tim, he’s got brains in this sport. “He’s got depth to his type of capability and he hasn’t totally revealed all his tools at this moment. “So I believe it’s an excellent match-up where he can truly simply break him down throughout 12 rounds.” Tszyu is aware of the high stakes, understanding a success will rise him back on track towards a mega-money battle versus the similarity Terence Crawford, Errol Spence or Jermell Charlo while a second-straight loss would be a substantial obstacle in his profession. “This is not simply a regular battle,” he stated. “This is a revenge battle. This is my return. “I think that I am the guy at 154 pounds. I simply require the time to show it. “I’m taking these guys out one by one. I desire all the beasts – they do not terrify me.”
Tim Tszyu satirizes Bakhram Murtazaliev ahead of IBF super-welterweight clash
