
Anthony Joshua has one final obstacle to overcome before his huge clash against Tyson Fury, and that comes in the shape of Albanian dangerman, Kristian Prenga, tonight, Saturday, July 25, live and exclusive on DAZN PPV and Ultimate Tier.
For the duration of his professional career, Joshua has been linked to a mega showdown with Fury, and he will get his wish later this year as long as he gets past Prenga in Saudi Arabia.Â
As Joshua makes his eagerly anticipated to return to the ring, promising the best version of himself, here's why you can’t afford to miss Joshua vs. Prenga tonight.Â
This is the last stop before Tyson Fury for AJ. Joshua simply must win or the richest and most personal fight of his long career against his compatriot will no longer be possible.
The world has waited so long for Joshua versus Fury, and this is the final fight before we get there. AJ must get this fight right to give him the momentum and confidence required to take on another generational great. It's not just about winning this one, but the style and manner of the performance too.
Can Prenga cause one of boxing’s biggest ever upsets?
Plans rarely run smoothly in boxing and if Prenga can somehow use his power to land on Joshua then he will become an instant star in the heavyweight division as well as being the man who stopped Joshua vs. Fury from happening.Â
AJ and promoter Eddie Hearn have painfully experienced being on the wrong end of upsets before, when Joshua was defeated by Andy Ruiz Jr. back in 2019.
Then it was meant to be the fight that cracked the US for Joshua. Instead, as well as losing his world championship belts, it set his career and reputation back hugely, arguably never recovering Stateside.Â
Both know they cannot afford such a thing to happen once again.
The first Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury face off could be just hours away.
Fury fought in Thailand last night but there is talk that he will be in Saudi Arabia for one final check on Joshua.
Will we finally get the pair in the ring for what promises to be an intense stare down? His Excellency Turki Al-Sheikh will certainly be keen to get them face-to-face and potentially could announce fight details there and then too!
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Not one, but two world titles are on the line on an interesting undercard.
Brit Hamzah Sheeraz is back in action as he defends his recently acquired WBO super-middleweight belt against Simon Zachenhuber.
After impressing so much in his recent performances, pressure is on Sheeraz to go to another level in his first defence.
Josh Kelly, the IBF super-welterweight ruler, will also make a maiden defence of his title, as he goes up against the unbeaten CaoimhÃn Agyarko.
The undercard also sees exciting Japanese featherweight prospect Reito Tsutsumi return to Saudi Arabia, while Olympic gold medallist, Ukrainian Oleksandr Khyzhniak, makes his second professional career appearance.
Watch Anthony Joshua versus Kristian Prenga tonight - Saturday, July 25, as part of a huge 24 hours of boxing on DAZN PPV.Â
Buy as a one-off PPV or included along with Spence Jr. vs. Tszyu also tonight, and Moses Itauma vs. Hrgovic (Aug 29) and Canelo vs. Mbilli (Oct) PPVs, with a DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription.


