On July 26, Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) will end a three-year layoff to take on Tim Tszyu (27-3, 18 KOs) at a 158-pound catchweight in Australia.

Considering that Spence hasn’t fought since losing his IBF, WBA, and WBC welterweight titles to Terence Crawford in July 2023, there’s a good chance he'll have some dust to deal with. However, Stevenson believes the former champion will be just fine.

“I think he’s gonna do good,” Stevenson told Andre Ward on "All The Smoke Fight." “I wish Errol the best. I hope Errol goes in there and beats Tim Tszyu up. I’m an Errol Spence fan. I was cool with Errol Spence before that Crawford fight a long time ago. I want Errol Spence to prosper.”

“I don’t think Tim Tszyu can beat Errol,” Stevenson continued. “I know Errol, he’s mentally tough, he’s a dog when it comes to fighting. I don’t think Tim Tszyu can beat him.”

Rooting for Spence hasn't always come naturally to Stevenson, who is a good friend and training partner of the Texan's former rival Crawford.

Tszyu, a former WBO junior middleweight champion is 3-3 over his last six fights, but he is on a two-fight win streak.

The Aussie fighter was last in a major fight on July 19, 2025, but he was stopped by Sebastian Fundora in their WBC and WBO junior middleweight title unification after seven rounds of action.