{"id":679928,"date":"2026-07-08T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/679928\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:14:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:14:16","slug":"brian-norman-predicts-new-errol-spence-under-ronnie-shields-against-tim-tszyu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/679928\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Norman Predicts New Errol Spence Under Ronnie Shields Against Tim Tszyu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=boxing247.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"208\" alt=\"Add East Side Boxing as a preferred source on Google\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770669047_552_google.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEV0p2ZUdsdVp6STBOeTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3&amp;hl=en-US&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center;&#010;            width:140px; height:40px; overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"128\" alt=\"Follow East Side Boxing on Google News\" style=\"height:100%; width:auto; display:block;\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/follow-google-news.png\"\/><br \/>\n  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) returns on July 25 to face former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu (27-3, 18 KOs) in a 158-pound catchweight bout in Sydney, Australia. It will be the former unified welterweight champion\u2019s first fight since his ninth-round stoppage loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Norman recently began working with Shields in Houston after his own defeat to Devin Haney last November and credits the respected trainer for helping tighten up his game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRonnie Shields is the magic man and has a great mindset,\u201d Norman told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringmagazine.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ring<\/a>. \u201cHe lets you go to work. He cleaned up some small things that needed to get tightened up a little bit. It was a great experience, and I can understand why he\u2019s a great coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Norman hasn\u2019t sparred with Spence, he says what he\u2019s seen in the gym has left him encouraged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t been able to spar against him. I wish I could. Errol was one of my favorite fighters while I was growing up. The boy is looking good, sharp. I know he\u2019s definitely ready for Tim Tszyu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Norman also rejected the idea that Spence needs to resemble the fighter who ruled the welterweight division years ago. Instead, he believes experience and a new voice in the corner can help the 36-year-old evolve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we are going to see something better than vintage Spence. You\u2019re going to see the new and improved. He doesn\u2019t have to go out there and be the same exact fighter. You get older, you get wiser. You don\u2019t have to be the same person you were 10 years ago. We\u2019re about to see that with Errol Spence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shields has worked with numerous world champions during his long career, including Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Pernell Whitaker, Vernon Forrest and Arturo Gatti. He now trains Spence alongside Norman, Jermall Charlo, Vito Mielnicki Jr., Joshua Edwards and Andreas Katzourakis.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the coaching change translates into success remains to be seen. While Shields can help refine Spence technically and mentally, questions about the former champion\u2019s three-year layoff, age and ring rust won\u2019t be answered until he steps into the ring against Tszyu on July 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) returns on July 25 to face former WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu (27-3,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":679929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-679928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679928","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=679928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/679929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}