
World’s most avoided: Bakhram Murtazaliev is raring to return
Bakhram Murtazaliev hopes to fight Erickson Lubin as early as September, writes Declan Warrington.
Erickson Lubin: record, next fight and profile →

Bakhram Murtazaliev hopes to fight Erickson Lubin as early as September, writes Declan Warrington.

Bakhram Murtazaliev’s search for his next opponent has led to the most obvious choice.

Bakhram Murtazaliev has turned his attention away from Josh Kelly and towards his IBF mandatory, writes Lance Pugmire

The IBF’s latest ratings update – released May 12 – includes the installation of one new No. 1 contender and one curious addition

The nastiness and rancor between Erickson Lubin and Ardreal Holmes Jnr that had been so apparent in the lead-up took a while to percolate Saturday. But once it heated sufficiently, it boiled over – though it burned only one fighter.

The punch stats for Erickson Lubin's stoppage victory over Ardreal Holmes.

In trying to earn the right to face IBF junior middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev, both Erickson Lubin and Ardreal Holmes made weight ahead of their championship eliminator on Saturday in Florida.

With both boxing and life experiences banked, Erickson Lubin has had the chance to realize the errors of his ways while still a young man: "I’ve learned what I had to learn."

The unbeaten southpaw from Michigan feels that a win over Erickson Lubin will establish him as one of the top junior middleweights in the world.

The junior middleweight contenders traded insults and threats - as well as a shove from Lubin - at a media workout in Las Vegas.