Coppinger also reported that Tszyu could first take a tune-up fight next month in Australia.

Spence (28-1, 22 KOs), a former IBF, WBA and WBC welterweight champion, turns 36 next month and hasn't fought since suffering the lone loss of his career against Terence Crawford in July 2023.

Spence was dropped three times in the undisputed title fight and the mostly one-sided bout was stopped in the ninth round. Before the matchup, Spence was a mainstay in the pound-for-pound rankings with wins against Shawn Porter, Mikey Garcia, Danny Garcia, Yordenis Ugas, Lamont Peterson, and Kell Brook.

In between, Spence battled through injuries sustained in a near-fatal car accident in 2019, and separately, a left retinal detachment in 2021 that scrapped a scheduled fight against Manny Pacquiao.

Tszyu (26-3, 18 KOs), a former 154-pound titleholder, is 2-3 over his last five fights. The 31-year-old Australian suffered a split decision loss in a bloodbath to Sebastian Fundora in March 2024 and was brutally stopped in three rounds seven months later against Bakhram Murtazaliev.

Tszyu stopped Joseph Spencer inside four rounds in April before getting stopped himself in a rematch against Fundora. In December, Tszyu got back into the win column with a 10-round unanimous decision against Anthony Velazquez.

Manouk Akopyan is The Ring’s lead writer. Follow him on X and Instagram: @ManoukAkopyan.