Tim Tszyu's IBF world title fight against Bakhram Murtazaliev to stay in Orlando despite hurricane
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Tim Tszyu's IBF super welterweight title fight against Bakhram Murtazaliev will remain in Orlando, with the city largely escaping the wrath of Hurricane Milton.
Tszyu's promoters No Limit confirmed to Wide World of Sports the Aussie and his team will arrive in the city on Saturday after the the devastating weather event tore through the region.
There was an initial fear the bout would have to be moved to Las Vegas but all parties involved in the event have been given the green light to arrive in Orlando in the coming days to begin preparations.
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The Caribe Royale Resort, the venue for Tszyu's fight, reportedly suffered minimal damage and Orlando airport will reopen on Friday.
No Limit's George Rose confirmed his team had contingency plans in place if the event had to be moved.
"It's been a tumultuous last week as we found out about the weather trends over in the US," he said.
Tim Tszyu will fight on October 20 AEST. Getty
"It's been a scramble for all of us. At the moment, what I can say is both fighters are safe and both are preparing for what is going to be the biggest fights of their careers.
"We're staying in touch with our US counterparts as often as we can and as it stands at the moment everything is proceeding as per planned."
Sydney fighter Mateo Tapia, who is on the undercard for the event, had already been forced to relocate from his base in Tampa, Florida to Miami, as evacuation orders were enforced.
Tim Tszyu with father Kostya. Twitter
Tszyu will reportedly be buoyed by the presence of his father Kostya and his brother Nikita for the fight.
It will be Hall of Famer Kostya's first time watching his son Tim fight live in eight years, and the first time in 11 years the father and his two sons will be together.
Kostya was planning to attend the Sebastian Fundora bout, but was forced to cancel during fight week, which led to the pair catching up in Thailand earlier this year.
The legendary Kostya attended his son's professional debut in 2016 at the SCG, where the younger Tsyzu defeated Zorran Cassady.
