kiaba360Mon Oct 20, 2025, 9:59 PM UTC
Murtazaliev didn’t select Kelly. He was the next guy in line after Lubin dropped out. If Kelly drops out, then the next in line is Walsh. If Walsh declines, then Ennis is next. But Ennis now has the WBA interim belt, so I assume he’ll be dropped from the IBF rankings.
Left Hook LouieMon Oct 20, 2025, 9:52 PM UTC
I’m not sure the Kelly fight (if it does get made) will give us the answer to how good Murtazaliev is. Kelly seems like a carefully selected opponent who is expected to box with style for a few rounds before being broken down. We need to see Murtazaliev against Boots, Ortiz, or Fundora.
kiaba360Mon Oct 20, 2025, 9:45 PM UTC
It’s just a purse-bid announcement. The fight can still fall apart. Murtazaliev has already seen one purse-bid (vs. Lubin) lead to nothing. Let’s see if either side actually bids something substantial. Sauerland has thrown 4 cards in 2025 and one upcoming, meanwhile Duva hasn’t thrown one. Can’t both sides scrounge up enough
CPNUTKnockoutFreshMartMon Oct 20, 2025, 8:43 PM UTC
I’m glad to see that Murtazaliev has finally got a fight lined up. I’m curious to see if he’s as good as Tszyu made him look by fighting like he was trying to commit suicide by gloves.
DClefthookMon Oct 20, 2025, 8:06 PM UTC
Hahahahahahaha