On Saturday, October 19, at the Caribe Royale Orlando, Tim Tszyu (24-2, 17 KOs) was emphatically stopped in round three of his IBF super welterweight world title fight against Bakhram Murtazaliev (23-0, 17 KOs).
On May 15, 2004, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Paradise, Nevada, Roy Jones Jr. and Antonio Tarver met in a highly anticipated rematch for the WBA (Unified), WBC, IBA, IBO, The Ring, and vacant WBF (Foundation), light heavyweight titles.