{"id":561747,"date":"2026-05-02T03:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/561747\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T03:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:30:11","slug":"errol-spence-jr-ends-three-year-layoff-to-book-first-fight-since-terence-crawford-ko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/561747\/","title":{"rendered":"Errol Spence Jr ends three-year layoff to book first fight since Terence Crawford KO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Errol Spence Jr is set to end a three-year hiatus from the ring this summer.<\/p>\n

The former unified WBA, WBC and IBF<\/a> welterweight world champion will face Tim Tszyu in the Aussie’s home country on July 26.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Spence Jr has been out of action since his crushing loss to Crawford in July 2023Credit: Getty<\/p>\n

A venue has yet to be confirmed, though an agreement has been reached.<\/p>\n

The bout, which is expected to be broadcast on Prime Video pay-per-view, will be contested at super welterweight, where Tszyu won the WBO’s version of the world title in 2023.<\/p>\n

It marks Spence Jr’s debut at 154lbs and his first outing since his crushing ninth-round stoppage loss to Terence Crawford<\/a> in July 2023.<\/p>\n

Spence Jr (28-1) was knocked down three times during the undisputed bout and was thoroughly outclassed.<\/p>\n

READ MORE ON BOXING Rewatch Terrance Crawford Dismantle Errol Spence Jr. After Being Knocked Down 3 Times!<\/p>\n

Throughout his time on the sidelines, Spence Jr has been in negotiations with multiple big names.<\/p>\n

Discussions were held with reigning WBC 154lbs titlist Sebastian Fundora in 2024<\/a> and former undisputed super welterweight champion Jermall Charlo in 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, Spence Jr eventually chose Tszyu after entering into talks with the son of legendary Hall of Famer Kostya earlier this year.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tszyu (27-3) has boxed seven times since Spence Jr last stepped between the ropes.<\/p>\n

He picked up the WBO super welterweight crown in October 2023 via a unanimous decision victory over Brian Mendoza, but dropped it five months later in a bloody split decision loss to Fundora. <\/a><\/p>\n

Tszyu was then thrust into an immediate world title shot against then-IBF champion Bakhram Murtazaliev.<\/p>\n

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Tszyu is a former WBO super welterweight world championCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

Murtazaliev subsequently blew away Tszyu inside three rounds, leading to a step-down fight against Joseph Spencer, which the Aussie won in four.<\/p>\n

He was unable to build upon the momentum in his next outing as he was retired on his stool at the end of the seventh round in a rematch against Fundora.<\/p>\n

A bout with Spence Jr now provides Tszyu with the opportunity to re-establish himself at 154lbs after two lopsided points wins against underladed opposition at middleweight.<\/p>\n

Who are both men trained by now?<\/p>\n

Tszyu, 31, recently announced he would be changing trainers for the second time in the space of a year, replacing Pedro Diaz with Jeff Fenech.<\/p>\n

Spence Jr, 35, split with long-time trainer Derrick James in early 2024 and was later embroiled in a two-way lawsuit over unpaid training fees.<\/p>\n

He has since been seen working with Ronnie Shields ahead of his return to the ring.<\/p>\n

Boxing schedule<\/p>\n

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For all the upcoming fights and results this year, check out\u00a0talkSPORT.com’s\u00a0 boxing schedule<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Errol Spence Jr is set to end a three-year hiatus from the ring this summer. The former unified…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561748,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,6102,15283,126914,15923,15920,101,9553,11190,56,54,55,11555,15921,904],"class_list":["post-561747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-news","tag-date","tag-errol-spence-jr","tag-location","tag-next-fight","tag-sports","tag-terence-crawford","tag-tim-tszyu","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-when","tag-where","tag-who"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}