Overview
- The fight is scheduled for Saturday, July 25, 2026 at Afterpay Arena in Sydney and will be sold as a PBC pay‑per‑view with Prime Video carrying the U.S. feed and DAZN carrying U.K. coverage.
- Promoters agreed to a middleweight limit of 160 pounds after earlier talks over a 158‑pound catchweight, a change that was reported to be requested by Spence and shifts how a win could translate across weight divisions.
- Tensions have escalated in the build‑up after Tim Tszyu taunted Spence’s 2021 retinal tear and Spence publicly refused Tszyu’s handshake, saying he would not engage with threats to his eye.
- The undercard has been disrupted by logistics: promoters reported on July 17 that Jermall Charlo was denied an Australian visa, a development that may remove his co‑main bout from the card.
- Spence is returning from a stoppage loss to Terence Crawford and enters at 28‑1 while Tszyu is 27‑3, with the bout offering both men a clear path back toward title shots and larger purses if they win.