Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Errol Spence Returns to Face Tim Tszyu in Sydney

7/25/2026

37 8 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

Errol Spence Jr. will fight Tim Tszyu in a middleweight bout Saturday in Sydney.
Spence returns after a three-year layoff and a ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023.
The fight was moved to the 160-pound limit at Spence’s request and he now trains with Ronnie Shields.
Tszyu, the junior-middleweight champion and son of Kostya Tszyu, previously lost to Sebastian Fundora and Bakhram Muratallaiev in 2024.

History

Historical Context

In August 1995 Mike Tyson, freshly paroled after a three-year prison term, faced Peter McNeeley in a comeback bout that generated over US $96 million in pay-per-view revenue and reached 1.52 million households. Promoted by Don King, the record-setting event demonstrated boxing’s post-1990s commercial surge and set a new benchmark for PPV sales that reshaped fight financing.

1 of 2

Story summary

Errol Spence Jr. will fight Tim Tszyu in a middleweight bout Saturday in Sydney.
Spence returns after a three-year layoff and a ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023.
The fight was moved to the 160-pound limit at Spence’s request and he now trains with Ronnie Shields.
Tszyu, the junior-middleweight champion and son of Kostya Tszyu, previously lost to Sebastian Fundora and Bakhram Muratallaiev in 2024.

1 / 2