Three years removed from defeat by Terence Crawford, Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) will wade into enemy territory when facing former junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu (27-3, 18 KOs) on July 26 in Australia – July 25 in the US.

Veteran boxing journalist Dan Rafael first reported the news, which has since been echoed by BoxingScene and reputable Australian news outlets.

Given PBC's involvement in Tszyu's points win over Denis Nurja on April 5, they anticipate this event will be a Prime Video pay-per-view stateside with a US-friendly start time to maximize their live audiences worldwide.

Immediately post-fight, the Australian contender was asked by Main Event's Ben Damon whether he believed he was ready for that step-up in class after decision victories over unbeaten but unheralded opposition.

"I feel like I'm up for it. This guy [Nurja] was tough, no excuses, but me and Errol Spence gonna be one hell of a fight. You know how I am, I don't take a backwards step so if he wants to meet me at the front, bring it on. Catch the big fish, let's go fishing," he said in response, while Spence wasn't impressed when reacting on social media.

It has since emerged Tszyu had already decided, a few weeks out before the Nurja win, that more changes were afoot after being left unsettled in a Miami training camp under Pedro Diaz 9,000 miles away and with a 14-hour time difference behind home comforts.

He will now be trained and managed by Jeff Fenech, just six months after parting ways from his longtime team headed by Igor Golubev and manager Glenn Jennings.

"This combination, Tszyu and Fenech, it's not just going to be remembered in boxing history but sporting history," he told Fox Sports Australia.

"It's been a long time in the making and I wanted a big Australian synergy, something that has never happened. This [fight with Spence] will be one of the greatest victories in Australian boxing history."

"There was a lot happening in that last camp and in all honesty, I wanted to spend more time in Australia. Nobody was doing anything bad but before the fight I had that in mind, that I can't do any more time away."

Spence's longtime coaching partnership with Derrick James ended acromoniously in 2024, some 15 years after they began. The 36-year-old went from budding amateur star, winning national titles and later becoming an Olympian, to winning the IBF world title against Kell Brook in Sheffield, England five years into his pro career.

He won seven consecutive world championship fights over a near five-year period, later unifying the WBC and WBA titles before the damaging Crawford defeat for Ring and undisputed supremacy at 147 pounds. Now, he's said to be training intensively with Ronnie Shields alongside former WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman.

While this is a more lucrative bout in Australia, Spence knows the value an impressive victory would also provide.

He was previously in negotiations to face WBC titleholder Sebastian Fundora (24-1-1, 16 KOs) and while the 28-year-old beltholder has stated a willingness to face all comers, he'd like Spence on his resume - just as Tszyu does.

The July 25 winner will have increased leverage while on a healthy timeline to stay active, with Xander Zayas-Jaron Ennis on June 27 and IBF champion Josh Kelly expected to make his first title defense in July or August.