Anthony Joshua returns to the ring next weekend, as he boxes Kristian Prenga in a warm-up bout for his super-fight with Tyson Fury.
Joshua will face the Albanian, who is a relative unknown, in the Briton’s first fight since surviving a fatal car crash in December, which claimed the lives of two of his teammates.
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That accident in Nigeria occurred 10 days after Joshua stopped YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Miami, a fight that “AJ” knows was not a comprehensive gateway to his all-British showdown with Fury.
Anthony Joshua facing off with his next opponent, Kristian Prenga (Getty)
So, 36-year-old Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs) will first face Prenga (20-1, 20 KOs), one night after Fury’s warm-up against Mariusz Wach. Joshua vs Fury is then due in late 2026, with a November date rumoured for Wembley Stadium – provided the fight takes place in the early hours of the morning, apparently.
Before then, on the Joshua vs Prenga undercard, British stars Hamzah Sheeraz and Josh Kelly will put their world titles on the line. Here’s all you need to know:
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When is the fight?
Joshua vs Prenga will take place on Saturday 25 July at Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The main card will begin at 6pm BST (10am PT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET), with main-event ring walks due around 10.45pm BST (2.45pm PT / 4.45pm CT / 5.45pm ET).
How can I watch it?
The event will stream live exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view at a cost of £19.99. You do not need a DAZN subscription to secure the event, but it does come as part of their Ultimate plan (24.99 per month for 12 months, or £249.99 upfront).
Odds
Joshua – 1/33
Prenga – 28/1
Draw – 10/1
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Tyson Fury (centre-right) and Joshua exchanging words after Fury’s win in April (Getty)
Undercard
Subject to change; ‘C’ denotes champion:
Main card
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Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga (heavyweight)
Hamzah Sheeraz vs Simon Zachenhuber (WBO super-middleweight title)
Josh Kelly vs Caoimhin Agyarko (IBF super-welterweight title)
Reito Tsutsumi vs Alvino Herrera (super-featherweight)
Jacob Bank vs Pawel August (super-middleweight)
Nishant Dev vs Cesar Diaz (super-welterweight)
Hamzah Sheeraz will star on the undercard (Getty)
Prelims
Lenny Patrach vs Oleksandr Khyzhniak (light-heavyweight)
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Frank Mango (welterweight)
Mikie Tallon vs Orlando Pino (super-flyweight)
Mohammed Alakel vs Lydon Chircop (lightweight)
Sultan Almohamed vs Efren Besalduch (super-featherweight)
Omar Hikal vs Brian Castellano (super-middleweight)
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Mahmoud Mobark vs Bryan Zapata (super-lightweight)
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