Anthony Joshua returns to the ring on July 25, 2026, when he faces Kristian Prenga in a heavyweight bout at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia.
The fight is designed to be a tune-up for Joshua's seemingly inevitable meeting with Tyson Fury later in the year. The main event is set to take place on July 25, with the main card starting at 1 p.m. ET, which is 10 a.m. PT and 6 p.m. BST.
The DAZN pay-per-view card features several high-profile bouts, including a WBO super middleweight title fight between Hamzah Sheeraz and Simon Zachenhuber, and an IBF junior middleweight title fight between Josh Kelly and Caoimhin Agyarko.
Reito Tsutsumi, a Japanese prospect, will face Alvino Herrera Meza, an undefeated Mexican, in a junior lightweight bout that is expected to be a competitive contest. The undercard includes several other notable fights, including a light heavyweight bout between Oleksandr Khyzhniak and Lenny Patrach.
Joshua, who has a record of 29-4 with 26 knockouts, is expected to easily defeat Prenga, who has a record of 20-1 with 20 knockouts. However, Joshua's team is likely to be focusing on keeping him sharp and marketable for an all-British showdown with Tyson Fury, a fight that is rumored for a late-2026 date at Wembley.
Fury is doing his own tune-up work, with his bout against Mariusz Wach landing the night before this card. A clean Joshua win keeps that money fight on schedule, while a slip against a heavy-handed Prenga blows the timeline up.
The event will be broadcast live on DAZN pay-per-view, with a price of $59.99 in the U.S. and £19.99 in the U.K. The card is also folded into the DAZN Ultimate tier.
Source: Yahoo Sports
