Tim Tszyu Says He Will Retire Errol Spence Jr. by July 25
Tim Tszyu says he is ready to retire errol spence jr when they meet on July 25, putting the former champion’s return under immediate pressure before a punch is thrown. Spence will fight for the first time in more than 1,000 days, and Tszyu has made the comeback bout personal.
Tszyu Targets Spence
Tszyu spoke on May 2 and said he has kept the receipts from everything Spence has said about him, then tied that history to one blunt goal: “I’ve kept the receipts from everything he’s said about me – the tweets, the doubt, all of it. This motivates me even more to knock him out.”
He also said, “I’ve always said I’m hunting the biggest fights and biggest names and now I’ve got one right in front of me.” The Australian added, “I respect what Errol Spence Jr. has done in this sport, but that was then,” before turning the edge up with, “I’m ready to retire him.”
Spence Returns After Layoff
The fight lands with extra weight because Spence has been out since Terence Crawford knocked him out in 2023. That is more than 1,000 days away from the ring, a stretch that makes July 25 less about easing back in and more about whether he can take the kind of punishment Tszyu is promising.
Tszyu framed the matchup as home territory for himself, saying, “I’m undefeated at home and he’s stepping into my backyard.” He also said, “While he’s been staying away, I’ve been in the fire,” a line that points directly to the different paths both men have taken into the bout.
July 25 In Tszyu’s Backyard
That path matters because Tszyu arrives with momentum of his own. He has won two fights in a row after losses to Bakhram Murtazaliev and Sebastian Fundora, giving him something to defend as much as something to prove.
Saturday, July 25 now carries a clear edge: Spence is trying to show he is still there after the long layoff, and Tszyu is trying to turn the moment into a finish. Tszyu said it himself: “While he’s trying to prove he’s still there, I’m about to prove that ‘The Truth’ was a lie all along.”
