Robert Garcia, Paulie Malignaggi Say They've Heard Of Errol Spence's Return Fight

Legendary trainer Robert Garcia says that erstwhile welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. will return successful 2026 against a chap erstwhile world champion.

“I really heard that excessively past night,” Robert Garcia said successful an interview posted connected societal media erstwhile asked astir Errol Spence’s return.

His rumored force is nary different than Tim Tszyu (29-3, 18 Kos), nan erstwhile WBO inferior middleweight from Australia and boy of legendary 140 lb champion Kostya Tszyu. He is besides nan relative of Nikita Tszyu, a rising prima successful Australia.

Garcia dismissed nan thought of his charge, Virgil Ortiz Jr., facing Errol Spence immoderate clip soon.

“He’s been retired for truthful long, and he’s had problems, accidents, truthful it wouldn’t beryllium that breathtaking for maine correct now. If he goes retired and looks sensational and destroys Tszyu, then, yes, it’ll make a batch of sense.”

Garcia joins erstwhile world champion Paulie Malignaggi, who has besides reportedly said that Premiere Boxing Champions is looking to beforehand this conflict successful 2026. "One of nan rumors down nether here, erstwhile I'm successful Australia, is Tim Tszyu vs Errol Spence."

Tszyu is incredibly 2-3 successful his past 5 fights, a crime of mismanagement much than anything, arsenic he has been thrown into difficult spots against reliable opponents.

When Was Errol Spence's Last Fight?

Spence (28-1, 22 KOs) was past seen successful nan ringing successful July 2023, erstwhile he faced Terrence Crawford. The conflict was viewed astatine nan clip arsenic a 50-50 match-up and attracted important attention. Terrence Crawford cemented his pound-for-pound position pinch a masterful performance, defeating Spence Jr. via an emphatic 9th-round method knockout.

Virgil Ortiz Jr., for his part, is alternatively seeking a 154 lb conflict pinch Jaron “Boots” Ennis, which, if made successful 2026, would beryllium a 154 lb. mega fight. However, nan truth that some Virgil Ortiz, Jr. and Errol Spence, Jr. hail from different cities successful Texas makes a imaginable matchup easy to marketplace arsenic a “Battle of Texas,” sloppy of really their early records unfold.  

It's a earthy communicative that boxing promoters tin leverage to make excitement and media attention. With nan correct support, it could beryllium a large stadium conflict successful nan future.

However, Spence Jr. needs to triumph 1 first o putting him against Virgil Ortiz Jr. isn’t for illustration sending him to nan Battle of nan Alamo. A conflict betwixt Tszyu, who again is 2-3 successful his past 5 fights, would beryllium a awesome comeback conflict for Spence, Jr., and if he gets past that and Virgil Ortiz Jr. has 1 more, past bring connected nan conflict of Texas.

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