Follow live: Tim Tszyu upsets Errol Spence in future Hall of Famer’s return fight

Future Hall of Famer Errol Spence Jr. makes his long-awaited return to the ring on Sunday afternoon (Saturday evening ET) at Afterpay Arena in Sydney, fighting Australian star and former world champion Tim Tszyu in one of the most highly anticipated fights to ever be staged Down Under.

Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) hasn’t fought since he was dismantled by Terence Crawford in Las Vegas three years ago, while Tszyu (27-3, 18 KOs) is in the process of rebuilding his own career following a deflating three-loss-in-four-fight stretch that had him plummeting down the junior middleweight rankings. Since then, however, Tszyu has rebounded with back-to-back unanimous points wins against Anthony Velazquez and Denis Nurja.

The pair were initially slated to meet at catchweight but will instead battle at middleweight, following Spence’s late request to increase the weight limit from 158 to 160 pounds. That is a two-division leap for Spence, who was once undisputed at 147 pounds.

The victor of this blockbuster bout is expected to be catapulted back into world title contention, though potential opponents and timelines currently remain unclear.

Sadly, the co-main event slot on this card has been cursed. Initially, Jermall Charlo was scheduled to fight Koen Mazoudier as the chief support, but that fight was scrapped earlier this month after Charlo failed to obtain an Australian visa.

The vacant slot led to the promotion of the world title eliminator between Stephen Fulton Jr. and Liam Wilson, however this fight was canned on Saturday morning after the American missed weight by 6.5 pounds. It’s the second time in as many fights Fulton has failed to make weight.

Results from Errol Spence vs. Tim Tszyu card:

• Errol Spence (28-2) def. by Tim Tszyu (28-3) by unanimous decision

• Paul Fleming (28-2-2) def. by Ahmad Reda (9-0) by unanimous decision

• Callum Peters (8-0) def. Ivan Ricardo Actis (13-1-1) by 7th-round TKO

• Paulo Aokuso (11-0) def. Luis Antonio Tejeda (12-1-1) by 10th-round KO for IBF Pan Pacific light heavyweight title

• Tina Rahimi (1-0) def. Sacha Ryan Dryden (2-3) by unanimous decision

• Ike Pluto def. by Brandon Grach by unanimous decision

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