Errol Spence vs Tim Tszyu: start time, card, what to know
Errol Spence Jr. faces Tim Tszyu in a middleweight main event Saturday at Afterpay Arena in Sydney. Prelims start at 8 p.m. ET on Uncrowned, with the main card at 9 p.m. ET on DAZN PPV, DAZN Ultimate and Amazon Prime Video PPV. Ring walks are expected around 11:30 p.m. ET.
The bout marks Spence's first fight since a ninth-round TKO loss to Terence Crawford in July 2023. The former unified welterweight champion (28-1, 22 KOs) is ending a three-year layoff and moving up two weight classes for the Australia showdown. For more celebrity fight buzz, see our Celebrity Breaking News hub.
Key Takeaways
- Spence vs. Tszyu headlines Saturday's card at Afterpay Arena in Sydney Olympic Park.
- Main-card action starts at 9 p.m. ET; Spence-Tszyu ring walks are pegged near 11:30 p.m. ET.
- Spence returns after three years away and a move to the 160-pound middleweight limit.
- Tszyu (27-3, 18 KOs) says he wants to make the fight Spence's last.
- The planned Fulton-Wilson co-feature was scratched after Stephen Fulton missed weight.
What time does Errol Spence vs Tim Tszyu start?
According to Yahoo Sports, preliminary bouts begin at 8:00 p.m. ET on Uncrowned. The main card is listed for 9 p.m. ET on DAZN pay-per-view, DAZN Ultimate and Amazon Prime Video Pay-Per-View.
Main-event ring walks are expected around 11:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage on the Uncrowned/Yahoo feed was listed to begin Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 11:30 p.m. UTC.
Why does this Errol Spence fight matter?
Spence, 36, enters with unanswered questions after the Crawford defeat and a long absence. He told Bad Left Hook at the final press conference that he is not trying to prove something to anybody, but wants to prove to himself that he still has it.
ESPN notes he has parted ways with longtime trainer Derrick James and is now working with Ronnie Shields in Houston. The fight is set at the middleweight limit of 160 pounds, a significant step up from Spence's welterweight prime.
Tszyu, 31, a former WBO super welterweight champion, is on a two-fight win streak since his seventh-round stoppage loss to Sebastian Fundora in their rematch, per Yahoo Sports. That outlet also notes he has lost three of his past six fights — all world-title clashes.
What has Tim Tszyu said about retiring Spence?
Tszyu told Bad Left Hook he has "super confidence" he will beat Spence on home soil. "I want to punch him everywhere as hard as I can. It's not personal, but of course I want to make this his last fight," he said.
Spence said he expects Tszyu's pressure style and plans to impose his own will. "I'm gonna get the best Tim Tszyu. He's been training hard and he's extremely focused," Spence said.
Who else is on the Spence vs Tszyu card?
Yahoo Sports lists the main card as Spence-Tszyu, Ahmad Reda vs. Paul Fleming, Callum Peters vs. Ivan Actis, and Paulo Aokuso vs. Luis Antonio Tejeda. Prelims include Tina Rahimi vs. Sacha Ryan Dryden and Brandon Grach vs. Ike Pluto.
Stephen Fulton and Liam Wilson were set for the co-feature, but that bout was called off after Fulton missed a 133-pound catchweight by 6.5 pounds.