Anthony Joshua will fight Kristian Prenga this summer, it has been announced, as “AJ” builds to a long-awaited showdown with Tyson Fury.
Joshua will box Prenga in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 25 July, it was confirmed on Monday. A press release from Matchroom made no reference to Fury, but the promotion’s chief Eddie Hearn told The Independent and others this month that “AJ” would likely face another opponent before taking on his fellow Briton.
Joshua, 36, and Fury, 37, have been linked for years, and they even signed a fight deal in 2021, when each man was a world heavyweight champion. However, the contest collapsed when Fury’s rival Deontay Wilder threatened legal action, leading to a trilogy bout with the “Gypsy King”.
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