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Reports: Errol Spence Jr. Targeted to Face Tim Tszyu This Summer at 154 After Near Three-Year Layoff

Reports also indicate Tim Tszyu plans a late-March tune-up in Australia before any Spence fight.

Overview

  • Ring Magazine first reported, and Fox Sports in Australia echoed, that Spence vs. Tszyu is being targeted for summer 2026 at super welterweight.
  • No contract, date, venue or broadcast partner has been announced, leaving promotional details unresolved.
  • Tszyu is expected to box an Australian tune-up at the end of March against an American opponent, per multiple reports.
  • Spence has been inactive since a ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford on July 29, 2023, and would return at 154 pounds.
  • Spence’s split with longtime trainer Derrick James is in litigation, with a lawsuit set for trial on March 24 that could affect his corner arrangements.