{"id":642086,"date":"2026-05-01T05:51:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/642086\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T05:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T05:51:22","slug":"tim-tszyu-vs-errol-spence-jr-fight-confirmed-for-australia-date-venue-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/642086\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Tszyu vs Errol Spence Jr fight confirmed for Australia, date, venue, latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Tszyu\u2019s blockbuster showdown with Errol Spence Jr is officially locked in \u2013 and it\u2019s a huge result for Aussie fight fans. <\/p>\n

Former unified welterweight champion Spence will return from a three-year hiatus to take on Tszyu in Australia on July 26 (AEST), with the exact location to be determined.<\/p>\n

Tszyu vs Diaz | Wednesday 6 May from 7pm AEST | Nikita Tszyu continues his rise in boxing as he takes on Spain\u2019s undefeated Oscar Diaz. | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Multiple outlets, including ESPN and The Ring, report that Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) has confirmed that the deal is done.<\/p>\n

Boxing insider Dan Rafael reported on Friday morning that the fight will be formally announced at a press conference in Las Vegas this weekend, ahead of the David Benavidez vs Gilberto Ramirez bout. <\/p>\n

It comes after reports in recent weeks that Spence\u2019s hometown of Dallas was the favourite to host the fight should it have been held in the United States.<\/p>\n

Venues in Sydney and Brisbane had also been floated, while the Gold Coast\u2019s Cbus Super Stadium — with a capacity of 27,000 — recently entered the mix.<\/p>\n

According to Code Sports<\/a>, No Limit boss Matt Rose and Tim Tszyu are now finalising the contract for the mega fight, which according to US reports will also serve as an eliminator for the WBO or WBA middleweight title.<\/p>\n

Errol Spence and Tim TszyuSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n

Jeff Fenech, Tszyu\u2019s new coach, has also confirmed with the publication that the deal is done.<\/p>\n

Tszyu was asked following his recent win over Denis Nurja if he was ready to take on one of the best 147-pounders in recent history and he didn\u2019t hesitate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019m up for it,\u201d he told Ben Damon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis guy [Nurja] was tough, no excuses, but me and Errol Spence gonna be one hell of a fight. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou know how I am, I don\u2019t take a backwards step so if he wants to meet me at the front, bring it on. Catch the big fish, let\u2019s go fishing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spence Jr hasn\u2019t stepped into the ring since his 2023 loss to Terence Crawford, where he was dropped three times and stopped in their undisputed welterweight showdown.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath, there were serious doubts about whether the American superstar would ever fight again, with concerns over a string of injuries and two major car accidents outside the ring casting further uncertainty over his future.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tszyu has also weathered a bumpy stretch over the past few years after beginning his professional career 24-0. <\/p>\n

After falling short in his rematch with Sebastian Fundora last July, Tszyu reset and returned to the winner\u2019s circle with wins over Anthony Velazquez and Nurja.<\/p>\n

Last week, Tszyu confirmed he will be taking the Spence fight under a new-look team led by his third coach in six months, Hall of Famer Jeff Fenech.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis combination, Tszyu and Fenech, it\u2019s not just going to be remembered in boxing history but sporting history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time in the making and I wanted a big Australian synergy, something that has never happened. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis [fight with Spence] will be one of the greatest victories in Australian boxing history.<\/p>\n

Nikita issues ominous warning for Diaz | 03:34<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a lot happening in that last camp and in all honesty, I wanted to spend more time in Australia. Nobody was doing anything bad but before the fight I had that in mind, that I can\u2019t do any more time away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spence, for his part, has been training with boxing coach Ronnie Shields alongside former world champ Brian Norman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tim Tszyu\u2019s blockbuster showdown with Errol Spence Jr is officially locked in \u2013 and it\u2019s a huge result…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-642086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}