Anthony Joshua returns with Fury showdown looming
Anthony Joshua returns to the ring tonight knowing victory will send him hurtling into a fight with bitter rival Tyson Fury. Joshua and Fury signed to fight each other earlier this year but no date or venue has been announced for their all-British mega-fight which has been a decade in the making.
Joshua has not fought since he escaped death in a car crash last Christmas and will warm up for his fight with Fury by taking on Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia tonight. Fury kept his end of the bargain in Thailand last night by beating Mariusz Wach and is expected to be ringside in Jeddah tonight to face off with Joshua, assuming the former two-time heavyweight world champion comes through with a clean bill of health.
Here is everything you need to know about Joshua's fight tonight...
Exact start time and fight schedule
Anthony Joshua and Kristian Prenga are expected to walk to the ring at around 11pm UK time which will 1am local time in Jeddah. The first fight of the night will start at 2pm UK time and the main card will start at 9pm UK time, meaning fans will have nine hours of fights before Joshua takes to the ring. All fight times are subject to change depending on how long the undercard takes to complete.
Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga will be shown live and exclusively on DAZN pay-per-view tonight and can be watched on your TV or streamed on your mobile device. Fans can order the fight on DAZN PPV for £19.99 or watch it at no extra cost with DAZN Ultimate. Click the link above to sign up.
Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga - 11pm
Hamzah Sheeraz vs Simon Zachenhuber - 9:40pm
Josh Kelly vs Caoimhin Agyarko - 8:37pm
Reito Tsutsumi vs Alvino Herrera Meza - 7:43pm
Jacob Bank vs Pawel August - 6:56pm
Nishant Dev vs Cesar Diaz - 6:10pm
Oleksandr Khyzhniak vs Lenny Patrach - 5:18pm
Ziyad Almaayouf vs Frank Lucian Mango - 4:36pm
Mikie Tallon vs Orlando Pino - 3:54pm
Mohammed Alakel vs Lydon Chircop - 3:20pm
Sultan Almohammed vs Efren Besalduch - 2:54pm
Omar Hikal vs Brian Castellano - 2:28pm
Fighter quotes before the bout
He’s very dangerous. He’s a very good fighter, a ery dangerous fighter; I believe it, I know it, I’ve studied it and I’m ready for it. I’ve been in the ring with some of the quickest heavyweights, some of the fittest heavyweights, I’ve fought some of the strongest heavyweights, I’ve fought contenders, I’ve fought champions, I’ve been knocked down, I’ve been knocked out. But I stand strong today and I’m ready for the challenge one million percent. We are going to find out on Saturday.
AJ is a gentleman, he has respect for everybody, but I told him before too, it's not good to make a plan before God. His team or his management or him, I don't know, he made a plan before God to fight Tyson Fury, and first he needs to fight me. And it's not good to make a plan before God because only God can make a plan for you, for me, for everybody.
