Bakhram Sait-Khamzatovich Murtazaliev (; born 2 January 1993) is a Russian professional boxer who held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-middleweight title from 2024 to 2026.
Professional career On 17 July 2021, Murtazaliev defeated Khiary Gray by unanimous decision at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
IBF super-welterweight championship On 6 April 2024, Murtazaliev knocked out Jack Culcay in the 11th round of their fight for the vacant IBF light-middleweight title at Stadthalle in Falkensee, Germany.
Murtazaliev vs. Tszyu Tim Tszyu was expected to make his ring return on 22 September 2024 in Australia, battling it out in the IBF super welterweight title eliminator. On 3 September 2024, it was announced that Tszyu would challenge Murtazaliev for his IBF super-welterweight title on 19 October 2024 at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, USA. Murtazaliev won by third round stoppage in a fight where Tszyu was knocked to the canvas four times before his corner threw in the towel to end the contest.
Murtazaliev vs. Kelly Murtazaliev was scheduled to defend his title for the second time against Josh Kelly at Newcastle Arena in Newcastle, England, on 31 January 2026. He lost by majority decision with the judges' scorecards reading 111–115, 113–114 and 113–113.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24Loss23–1Josh KellyMD1231 Jan 202623Win23–0Tim TszyuTKO3 (12), 19 Oct 202422Win22–0Jack CulcayKO11 (12), 6 Apr 202421Win21–0Roberto Valenzuela JrUD817 Dec 202220Win20–0Ahmad CheikhoTKO1 (10), 26 Mar 202219Win19–0Khiary GrayUD817 Jul 202118Win18–0Manny WoodsTKO4 (10)26 Sep 202017Win17–0Jorge ForteaUD122 Nov 201916Win16–0Bruno Leonardo RomayTKO1 (10), 18 Apr 201915Win15–0Elvin AyalaTKO9 (10), 2 Feb 201914Win14–0Norberto GonzálezUD1013 Oct 201813Win13–0Fernando CarcamoKO1 (10)4 Aug 2018, 12Win12–0Kenneth McNeilTKO5 (10), 3 Mar 201811Win11–0Carlos GalvanTKO5 (10), 25 Nov 201710Win10–0Robson AssisTKO1 (6), 5 Oct 20179Win9–0Alex Sandro DuarteTKO1 (6), 17 Jun 20178Win8–0Josue ObandoKO4 (6), 27 Jan 20177Win7–0Botirsher Obidov2 (8), 19 Nov 20166Win6–0Magomedkamil MusaevTKO2 (6), 11 Jul 20165Win5–0Artem VychkinTKO3 (6), 22 Apr 20154Win4–0Mikhail KrinitsynUD629 Jan 20153Win3–0Andriy DanichkinTKO2 (6), 22 Aug 20142Win2–0Andrey Tylilyuk1 (4), 26 Jun 20141Win1–0Vasif Mamedov4 31 May 2014
See also List of world light-middleweight boxing champions
References
External links
Bakhram Murtazaliev - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live