Tim Tszyu’s Fourth-Round Surge Forced Spencer’s Corner
Tim Tszyu stopped Joey Spencer in Newcastle, Australia, on April 6, 2025, local time. The super welterweight contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre ended at 2:18 of the fourth round when Spencer’s corner threw in the towel during a sustained attack.
A patient opening preceded the pressure
Tszyu measured distance and stalked Spencer during the first two rounds rather than immediately committing to extended combinations. He increased his offense during the third, finding openings with lead left hooks.
That gradual change left Spencer facing a much heavier attack in round four. Tszyu connected repeatedly while Spencer struggled to answer with more than occasional individual shots.
The decisive round brought repeated power punches
Spencer’s right eye began swelling as Tszyu’s combinations accumulated. CompuBox credited the Australian with forty-one landed power punches during the fourth round.
The corner intervention ended the contest before further punishment could accumulate. Tszyu received the technical-knockout victory, returning to winning form after losing two championship fights during 2024.
The comeback reopened discussion of a major matchup
The result moved Tszyu’s record to twenty-five victories and two defeats, while Spencer fell to nineteen wins and two losses. It provided a successful home appearance after the previous year’s setbacks.
Afterward, Tszyu expressed interest in facing former unified champion Keith Thurman, who had recently stopped Brock Jarvis in Australia. That proposal followed a completed comeback victory, with Spencer’s corner surrender supplying the clear conclusion to the Newcastle main event.
Sources
- No Limit Boxing: Sunday April 6 local date and Newcastle venue
- PBC: measured start, fourth-round punches, towel intervention, records and Thurman response
- PBC: confirmed fourth-round comeback victory
