In less than two months, Errol Spence Jr makes his ring return, heading to Tim Tszyu’s backyard in the hopes of showing that he is still amongst boxing’s elite.
Spence will end three years of inactivity when he heads down under to take on Tszyu, who finds himself in a similar position – looking to remind rivals of his quality having lost his last three world title bouts, two of which were against Sebastion Fundora.
Speaking to FightHype, Fundora revealed that he fancies Tszyu to come out on top, believing that his recent hardships will prove to be less consequential than those of former unified welterweight champion Spence.
“I think that it’s an interesting fight. Tszyu has been losing, but at least he has been active, Spence hasn’t been seen anywhere in boxing, in the ring.
“I don’t know. I think losing to Crawford like that and then taking the layoff like that and then getting into a car accident, these things are bigger losses than the losses that Tsyzu had.
“I favour Tszyu in the fight. I wouldn’t be surprised if Spence knocks him out, I mean Spence is still one of the top dogs, you can never take that away from him, but it’s just too much of a layoff for anybody in anything. He just can’t expect to come back into the ring and be that guy that he was before.”
Ahead of their battle, Tszyu has opted to once again switch trainers, ditching Pedro Diaz after just two fights and elevating Australian boxing legend Jeff Fenech to head coach for this must-win clash. Spence has also refreshed his team, now working with Ronnie Shields.
The fight, set at a catchweight of 158lbs, takes place on Saturday, July 25, and will be available to watch live on Amazon Prime Video PPV.
