Tim Tszyu scored a career-best win over Errol Spence Jr last time out, and now it seems as though the Aussie will take on another tough assignment, with a showdown against a former undisputed world champion supposedly in the works.
Tszyu was knocked out by Sebastian Fundora for a second time in their rematch for the WBC super-welterweight world title last year, but the 31-year-old has responded with a trifecta of wins on home soil and has recently appointed Australian boxing legend, Jeff Fenech, as his lead trainer.
Last month, he handed Spence Jr a final career defeat, with the Texan announcing his retirement during the aftermath, whilst Tszyu looked poised to challenge Erislandy Lara for the WBA middleweight title after unveiling plans to make a permanent switch to the 160lb division.
However, according to Lance Pugmire, former undisputed super-welterweight world champion Jermell Charlo has informed him that his next outing will be against Tszyu.
Story update: Told by @TwinCharlo that talks of him fighting Ortiz is “not true at all.. I talked to Al (Haymon) myself and I’m (fighting) Tim (Tszyu) next, working on location..”
— Lance Pugmire (@pugboxing) August 18, 2026
Charlo has not fought since an underwhelming challenge for Canelo Alvarez’s undisputed super-middleweight crown back in September 2023, but it seems ‘Iron Man’ is now planning on breathing new life into the middleweight scene; which is in desperate need of a new poster boy.
It is still possible that Tszyu could either be using Charlo as leverage for his negotiations with Lara or simply eyeing the American up for a potential first defence, if able to dethrone the 43-year-old Cuban in their rumoured December scrap.
