The WBC, WBA and IBF champion has announced that he will return to the ring no earlier than April 2023. He still hopes for a full title unification with Terence Crawford (39-0, 30 KOs), the WBO champion. Another option is Keith Thurman (30-1, 22 KOs).
“We were going to announce the fight, but we need to wait a bit. Let's hope that next year we can arrange a fight with Crawford. If he does everything to make this fight take place, it will definitely take place. I'll be back in April, May or June," Spence Jr. said.