{"id":471570,"date":"2026-02-10T23:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/471570\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T23:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:06:08","slug":"errol-spence-jr-vs-tim-tszyu-in-the-works-for-june-in-australia-per-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/471570\/","title":{"rendered":"Errol Spence Jr. vs. Tim Tszyu in the works for June in Australia, per reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"errol-spence-jr-boxing-cbs-sports-feb-10-2026.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/errol-spence-jr-boxing-cbs-sports-feb-10-2026.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Errol Spence Jr. is reportedly mounting a comeback. Former unified welterweight champion Spence is expected to end his nearly three-year hiatus, making his 154-pound debut against former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Spence vs. Tszyu is expected to take place in Australia in June, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/boxing\/story\/_\/id\/47888594\/sources-errol-spence-jr-return-ring-vs-tim-tszyu-june\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN<\/a>, following an initial report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/news\/errol-spence-tim-tszyu-have-deal-in-place-for-summer-fight-7eQtSAiiJ6WMfNMRsFYwHV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ring Magazine<\/a>\u00a0and subsequently reported by veteran journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/danrafael.substack.com\/p\/notebook-source-spence-return-vs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dan Rafael<\/a>. The fight is expected to take place on either June 6 or June 13, with a venue still to be determined. The fight would headline a PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view, according to Rafael and ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) has not competed since July 2023. Spence suffered his first career loss that night, suffering three knockdowns and a ninth-round stoppage in an undisputed welterweight title fight against Terence Crawford. Rumors tied Spence to a fight with WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora, but it never materialized. Fundora will instead <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/boxing\/news\/sebastian-fundora-vs-keith-thurman-set-for-154-pound-title-bout-in-las-vegas-this-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">defend his title<\/a>\u00a0against former unified champion Keith Thurman on March 28.<\/p>\n<p>Tszyu (26-3, 18 KOs) is undergoing his own rehabilitation. Tszyu&#8217;s 24-fight undefeated streak was snapped by a split decision loss to Fundora. He went 2-2 after that: beating Anthony Velasquez and Joseph Spencer, but getting stopped by Bakhram Murtazaliev and Fundora.<\/p>\n<p>Spence&#8217;s expected comeback ends speculation that he&#8217;d retire after the &#8220;Bud&#8221; fight. Instead, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/boxing\/news\/terence-crawford-retirement-announcement-boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Crawford retired<\/a>\u00a0after winning his third undisputed weight class title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images Errol Spence Jr. is reportedly mounting a comeback. 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