Spence Jr. to Fight Tszyu at 154 Pounds on July 26, 2026

Errol Spence Jr. is set to make a highly anticipated return to the boxing ring on July 26, 2026, facing Australian contender Tim Tszyu in a junior middleweight bout in Australia, marking Spence's debut at 154 pounds.

Sources close to the negotiations confirmed that a deal is in place for the fight, which will headline a Premier Boxing Champions event on Prime Video pay-per-view. The matchup, scheduled for a Sunday afternoon in Australia, aligns with a Saturday night broadcast for U.S. audiences. While the exact venue remains undetermined, the location gives Tszyu the advantage of fighting on home soil.

Spence, 35, has been out of action since suffering a ninth-round stoppage loss to Terence Crawford in their undisputed welterweight title fight in July 2023. That defeat ended Spence's undefeated streak and came after a nearly two-year layoff triggered by a severe car accident in October 2019 that required multiple surgeries and left him with lingering effects. The Texas native has since parted ways with longtime trainer Derrick James and joined the camp of Ronnie Shields, signaling a fresh approach to his preparation. Moving up from welterweight to junior middleweight represents...