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.

Bakhram Murtazaliev wanted the boxing world to find out who he is. They did. The 31-year-old IBF junior middleweight titlist was making his first defense and in his mind was being overlooked. The 29-year-old challenger Tim Tszyu was supposed to be the A-side.

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.