Errol Spence confirms immediate retirement from boxing after unanimous decision loss against Tim Tszyu in Sydney

ERROL SPENCE JR has retired from boxing after his unanimous decision loss to Tim Tszyu. The 36-year-old American, who was a former unified welterweight champion, lost convincingly 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 in his first bout after three years away from the sport. Errol Spence seemed almost relieved to be able to retire from the sport Credit: Getty Spence was a distant loser to Tszyu, but he got his wish of getting back in the ring Credit: Getty Speaking after the fight, Spence confirmed that it was time for him to hang up his gloves. “It was a good fight and congratulations to Tim. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! “It’s been a great event and everyone has treated me well. It was a good showing by Tim.“I answered a lot of questions for myself and now it’s time to go home with my family and start a new life. “I’ve got my faculties intact and my money is working for itself. I’m thankful to leave this sport with my family by my side.” Spence took on quite the challenge by battling Tszyu, a former world champion in his own backyard of Australia. He suffered a bad loss to Terence Crawford – the first of his career – back in 2023 and his former foe – who is also retired – agreed the time is right for Spence to step away. Crawford said: “Yeah. He’s been in a lot of wars. “With his fighting style – come forward, take some punishment, dish some punishment and try to break somebody down – that type of style only goes so far … Like I said, he was off-balance. He just didn’t have it tonight.” Most read in Sport BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Terence Crawford watched Spence vs Tszyu from ringside Credit: Getty Spence was involved in a near-fatal car crash back in 2019 that many feel changed the trajectory of his career. He has been involved in two more crashes since then, too. But while many speculated that his career may have been done during his three years away from the ring, at least a great former champion was able to finish his career on his terms. Comment now