Sydney to host $15 million dollar mega-card in July, with Tim Tszyu to headline the blockbuster
It is being hailed as the greatest card ever assembled in Australia, and Tim Tszyu is locked in to headline the blockbuster coming to Sydney in July. All the details of the $15m mega-card.
Sydney has won the right to host the July 26 $15 million mega-card headlined by Tim Tszyu and Errol Spence, with Afterpay Arena (formerly Qudos Bank Arena), set to stage the greatest Australian boxing card ever put together.
Code Sports can confirm the blockbuster card will land in the Harbour City despite strong interest from the Gold Coast and Perth.
The card also features the real-life Rocky story of Sydney’s Koen Mazoudier who has been catapulted into a fight with former middleweight world champion Jermall Charlo.
Meanwhile, Queensland’s Liam Wilson gets another massive showdown against former unified super-bantamweight world champion and American superstar Stephen Fulton Jr.
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Rising star Callum Peters continues his impressive path to the top with another tough opponent in the 12-1 Joseph Hicks from Floyd Mayweather’s hometown, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Confirmation of the stacked card comes just days ahead of the Socceroos’ spiteful FIFA World Cup group stage match against America, with some of Australia’s best boxers taking on the cream of the crop of US fighters.
“It’s pretty awesome it’s back here in Sydney,” Tszyu told Code Sports. “This is a city that’s known for its global events, and I’ve had great memories here.
“The calibre of opponent, the fighters on it, it’s Australia versus the world. That’s what we’re doing. I don’t think it’s ever really been done.
“And it’s not just the main event, it’s the undercard as well, it’s unbelievable.
“So happy for Koen that he’s got the opportunity, even though it’s a tough one, but he can do it.”
The biggest fight of Tszyu’s career is a full circle moment, with the 31-year-old first becoming a world champion at the same arena in 2023.
That was the day he capped off the best win of his career by dominating another slick American, Tony Harrison, to claim the interim WBO super-welterweight title
Tszyu hasn’t fought at the venue since, and returns in a high-stakes must-win showdown against former unified welterweight world champion Spence.
“I’ve had some great moments in that arena,” he said. “I fought Takeshi Inoue first, and then Tony Harrison.
“That Harrison fight, there was a lot mystery around it, but this one feels a bit different.
”I’ve been off socials, off media, so I’ve had no idea what’s been happening. It’s refreshing, but if people are talking about it, that’s a good sign.”
No Limit CEO George Rose hailed the stacked card as the best he’s ever put together.
“Make no mistake, this is the greatest fight card ever assembled in Australian boxing history,” he said. “Errol Spence Jr. and Jermall Charlo on the same card, in the same city, on the same day – that’s a Las Vegas headliner every single day of the week, and we’ve locked it in for Sydney.
“This is Australia versus the USA, four times over, and every single one of those fights is legacy-defining.
“We’ve built No Limit Boxing by delivering the best events on the biggest stages, and on 26 July we deliver the biggest stage this country has ever seen.
“The world is sending its biggest names to Tim Tszyu’s backyard, to Koen Mazoudier’s backyard, to Callum Peters’ backyard – and they’re about to find out exactly what that means.”
Although he hasn’t fought in three years, Spence was once considered one of the best pound-for-pound boxers on the planet, and his only loss is to all-time great Terence Crawford.
The Texas-based southpaw heads Down Under as the heavy favourite, and has been backed to win by his old foe Crawford, but with Jeff Fenech in his corner, Tszyu is intent on upsetting the party.
“Errol has a lot of support, but it’s my time,” Tszyu told Code Sports. “It’s my time to shock the party.
“Everyone’s going to have their opinions, and that’s what makes this fight so interesting.
“When I win this fight the opportunities ahead are crazy. Canelo would be the ultimate. But one of the fights I’d love is Jermell Charlo.
“I still believe he never really lost at 154-pounds, so he’s definitely one I want to fight, and it can happen in the future.”
Western Sydney slugger Mazoudier gets the chance to cause one of the biggest boilovers of 2026 when he takes on the undefeated Jermall Charlo in the co-main event.
Mazoudier has arguably the wildest backstory of anyone on the card, and he nearly defeated Nikita Tszyu in a fight of the year bout in 2024.
“I know I’m the underdog. Everyone knows I’m the underdog,” he said. “I don’t care. I’m coming to spoil the party and dethrone a legend.
“I’ve never taken a backward step in my life, and I’m sure as hell not starting on 26 July.
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“I’m going to bring everything I’ve got to get the result, and I’m going to shock the world doing it.“
Tokyo Olympian and undefeated southpaw star Paulo Aokuso will also be on the undercard, alongside Beijing Olympian Paul ‘Showtime’ Fleming and pioneering female fighter Tina Rahimi.
In a mouth-watering domestic showdown between a wily veteran and a hungry young lion, Fleming will fight Ahmad Reda, whose Olympic dream was shattered in the trials by Harry Garside in 2024.
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