Bakhram Murtazaliev, the IBF titleholder in the light middleweight division, shared his hopes for a second title defense in early summer during an exclusive interview with Telecomasia.net.
Bakhram Murtazaliev exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
I hope to return in June or July. I'll start my training after Ramadan. Regarding Sebastian Fundora, as far as I understand, he's not really keen on unifying the titles. That's his choice. We'll focus on our own progress. If we can't get prominent fights in the light middleweight division, we'll move up a weight class.
31-year-old Bakhram Murtazaliev won the vacant IBF light middleweight world champion title in Germany in 2024 against Jack Culcay. He later defended his title against Australian Tim Tszyu in the USA. Currently, the Russian fighter boasts a record of 23 wins and no losses.
The WBC and WBO titles currently belong to Sebastian Fundora, while the WBA title is held by Terence Crawford.
