Errol Spence Jr. could soon return to the ring as he is seriously considering when, and where, to box again.
The 35-year-old remains one of the biggest names in American boxing as, for years, he was a consistent ticket-seller in multiple regions from Arlington in Texas to Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and was ever-present in Premier Boxing Champions’s box office offering.
A former unified welterweight champion, Spence ran a gauntlet, defeating Kell Brook in England, Lamont Peterson, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter, and Danny Garcia — beating them all. However, he has not fought since his stunning ninth-round knockout loss to Terence Crawford in 2023.
But it does not mean his career is over.
According to a source with knowledge of Spence’s ambitions, Boxing Social heard the fighter is seriously “thinking about” fighting again, possibly as early as this year.
“It just has to be the right fight for the right price.”
Spence won his first world title in 2017 and fought in nothing but championship bouts in the following seven fights. He spent his entire career at 147 pounds, and fought at welterweight as an amateur, too.
But he’ll never fight at welterweight again, per Boxing Social’s source.
“He drained himself at 147 and was dead on the night against Crawford,” they said, hinting the complexion of the fight could have been different had it taken place at super welterweight, instead.
And so it’s likely that, if and when Spence does fight again, he does so at 154 — where the likes of Sebastian Fundora, Xander Zayas, Vergil Ortiz, and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis campaign — or middleweight, which is comparatively more barren.
“160 is a place you could make a name for yourself if you’re a big name already,” the source finished, noting the possibly more straight-forward route to a world championship there, than 154, with title holders at middleweight including Carlos Adames, Erislandy Lara, and Janibek Alimkhanuly, who recently attracted a 6-month to 1-year suspension following a positive test for the banned substance Meldonium.
The news comes amid reports Spence could fight Tim Tszyu in Australia, according to ESPN. Such a bout was speculated to take place in June.
If this were the fight to bring Spence back to the ring, it would provide PBC with as strong a three-fight, four-month roll-out that it’s had in its Prime Video era, considering it is responsible for the Sebastian Fundora vs Keith Thurman showdown in March, ahead of the Cinco de Mayo all-Mexican cruiserweight contest between David Benavidez and Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez.
Though reticent to say whether or not he was going to fight in Australia, Spence, while posing for photographs with fans at a Las Vegas casino, did tell a throng of reporters ahead of the Mario Barrios vs Ryan Garcia event that he was, “for sure,” contemplating a comeback.
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