Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga | DAZN - 25 July 2026

[Taansend]

Joshua isnt what he was, thats for sure. Jake Paul managed to tag Joshua, what happens if Prenga clips him like Jake did?

Did Paul 'manage' to tag Joshua or was AJ just not bothered about what was coming back at him?

He'll, hopefully, be a bit more alert against a big, hard punching, lump.

Saying that, since his losses to Usyk in 2021/22, his opponents have been very underwhelming, other than Dubois.

I'll still be taking the day off to watch him v Fury though

[margaret thatcher]

Are Joshuas advisors making a big mistake putting him in with a puncher?

Ive studied Prenga, yes he isnt brilliant but ive seen worse, he can jab and hold, has a reasonable back hand but throws a lovely backhand uppercut when in the pocket. He is also big and rangy, which means Joshua really doesnt need to go backwards in straight lines (which he does)

Joshua isnt what he was, thats for sure. Jake Paul managed to tag Joshua, what happens if Prenga clips him like Jake did?

is this another Amir Khan v Breidis Prescott waiting to happen.

Should his management really have put him in with a feather fisted opponent that would give him rounds instead of a heavy handed rangy fighter.

prenga has shown he's a puncher vs a total of zero credible opponents

[Kilburn]

Yeah I can’t see even a hint of banana skin about this one. I also can’t see how as a warm up fight for Fury it benefits AJ in the slightest.

But that’s what was insisted upon.

[Taansend]

Yeah I can’t see even a hint of banana skin about this one. I also can’t see how as a warm up fight for Fury it benefits AJ in the slightest.

But that’s what was insisted upon.

I felt the same but the two of them fight in consecutive weeks so from a marketing/promotion points of view it'll be a big deal.

I'm not sure if Fury will fly to Saudi to watch AJ but Joshua did say he's going to Dublin to watch Fury so that will be all over our tellys & internet.

Also, at almost 40, it's probably good for Fury to stay busy. Although that does risk a chance of injury or cuts.

[gilgamesh]

Yeah I can’t see even a hint of banana skin about this one. I also can’t see how as a warm up fight for Fury it benefits AJ in the slightest.

But that’s what was insisted upon.

I'd imagine the purpose of this bout is strictly to get Joshua back into the Heavyweight Top 10 which will add at least a slight amount of credibility to the Joshua vs Fury bout I guess.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Are Joshuas advisors making a big mistake putting him in with a puncher?

Ive studied Prenga, yes he isnt brilliant but ive seen worse, he can jab and hold, has a reasonable back hand but throws a lovely backhand uppercut when in the pocket. He is also big and rangy, which means Joshua really doesnt need to go backwards in straight lines (which he does)

Joshua isnt what he was, thats for sure. Jake Paul managed to tag Joshua, what happens if Prenga clips him like Jake did?

is this another Amir Khan v Breidis Prescott waiting to happen.

Should his management really have put him in with a feather fisted opponent that would give him rounds instead of a heavy handed rangy fighter.

prenga has shown he's a puncher vs a total of zero credible opponents

Prenga is the ‘De Mori’ of 2026..

[rhino222]

Who actually wants to see Joshua get ironed out? Personally I think I do, I always love an underdog no hoper.

[Taansend]

Who actually wants to see Joshua get ironed out? Personally I think I do, I always love an underdog no hoper.

I do love an upset too, but I really want to see AJ v Fury. So much more than an upset prior.

It will be such a big event. Some random upset just isn't worth it.

[golden_labrador]

Who actually wants to see Joshua get ironed out? Personally I think I do, I always love an underdog no hoper.

I do love an upset too, but I really want to see AJ v Fury. So much more than an upset prior.

It will be such a big event. Some random upset just isn't worth it.

maybe Fury loses his warm-up too and the AJ-Fury fight becomes a redemption, rise of the phoenix battle

[Eolaithe]

Kristian Prenga’s record is heavily padded, similar to Mark de Mori — the notoriously soft comeback opponent David Haye selected after a 3½ year layoff, whose résumé looked impressive only on paper.

Prenga has faced 21 opponents who, combined, have failed to win 180 fights.

His only defeat came against Giovanni Auriemma, an Italian journeyman who won just two of his ten bouts.

Prenga’s three most credible wins are over Joey Dawejko, Santander Silgado, and Samuel Crossed.

That said, even though Anthony Joshua hasn’t delivered a world-class performance within the last 3½ years, he wins this one within three rounds.