Tszyu and Crawford in Negotiations

According to Fox Sports Australia, WBO light middleweight champion (up to 69,85 kg) Tim Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) and the holder of the WBO, WBC, and WBA welterweight titles (up to 66,67 kg) Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) have initiated negotiations for a bout in the light middleweight division.

Tim Tszyu's next fight is scheduled for March 30 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (USA) against Sebastian Fundora, with Tszyu's WBO title on the line as well as the vacant WBC belt.

Terence Crawford last entered the ring in July of the previous year, achieving a technical knockout victory over Errol Spence Jr. (28-1, 22 KOs).