Errol Spence Jr. to return to ring July 25 vs. Tim Tszyu

Errol Spence Jr.’s three-year hiatus from boxing will formally finish July 25 when he faces Tim Tszyu in Australia, Premier Boxing Champions confirmed Thursday.

The combat can be a PBC PPV on Prime occasion at a venue to be decided.

Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) hasn’t fought since July 2023 when he was knocked down 3 times and stopped by Terence Crawford in a bout to decide an undisputed welterweight champion. Since the loss, there was hypothesis on whether or not and when the previous champion would possibly combat once more, however ESPN discovered in February that he had plotted a return to the ring towards Tszyu this summer season at 154 kilos. Originally, the combat was focused for early June, however the date was pushed again to a month.

Tszyu (27-3, 18 KOs) is a former IBF junior middleweight champion however has fallen on onerous instances the previous couple of years with losses to (*25*) Fundora (twice) and Bakhram Murtazaliev after beginning his profession 24-0. But after dropping three of 4 fights, Tszyu has gained consecutive bouts towards Anthony Velazquez and Denis Nurja, which arrange the matchup with Spence on his house continent.

The two will conflict in what will be seen as a serious crossroads combat between former world champions. Spence, 36, will goal to show that he’s nonetheless championship materials after three years away from the game. Tszyu, 31, needs to present that his tough patch was extra of an aberration than the norm by taking over a former high pound-for-pound fighter.