Anthony Joshua is back in the boxing ring on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Joshua will take on Kristian Prenga in the headlining fight of another strong Saudi boxing card. While Joshua is expected to handle Prenga, there is some pressure. The battle with Tyson Fury — who just stopped Mariusz Wach on Friday — is reportedly signed, sealed and ready to deliver. Joshua needs to come away from his fight with Prenga victorious. Here’s everything you need to know about the card. Let’s talk boxing.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Event: Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga, “The Comeback”
- Date/venue: Saturday, July 25, 2026 · Jeddah Superdome, Saudi Arabia
- Main card start: 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST
- Main-event ring walks: approximately 5:45 p.m. ET / 10:45 p.m. BST
- Weigh-in: Joshua 251 lbs · Prenga 261.4 lbs
- Broadcast: DAZN pay-per-view, $59.99 US / £19.99 UK (included with DAZN Ultimate)
- Records: Joshua 29-4 (26 KOs) · Prenga 20-1 (20 KOs)
What Time Does Anthony Joshua Vs. Kristian Prenga Start?
The main card is set for 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. BST, with main-event ring walks penciled for roughly 5:45 p.m. ET, though that slides with how the undercard runs. The show streams on DAZN pay-per-view from the Jeddah Superdome at $59.99 in the U.S. and £19.99 in the U.K., with the card also folded into the DAZN Ultimate tier.
It also shares the date with the Errol Spence Jr. vs. Tim Tszyu card in Sydney, so Saturday runs wall-to-wall from Jeddah in the afternoon to Australia in the small hours.
Anthony Joshua Vs. Kristian Prenga Weigh-In Results
At Friday’s official weigh-in on the Jeddah waterfront, Joshua tipped the scale at 251 pounds and Prenga came in at 261.4, leaving the Albanian about 10 pounds heavier for the night. It was Joshua’s heaviest in years — up 7.6 pounds from the 243.4 he carried against Jake Paul in December, and just shy of his career-high 255.4.
The extra mass reads as a deliberate play for power against a naturally bigger, come-forward opponent.
Who Else Is On The Anthony Joshua Vs. Kristian Prenga Card?
Beneath the main event, the 13-bout card carries two title fights: Hamzah Sheeraz defends his WBO super-middleweight belt against Simon Zachenhuber, and Josh Kelly defends the IBF junior-middleweight title against Caoimhin Agyarko. Reito Tsutsumi, Oleksandr Khyzhniak and India’s Nishant Dev round out the notable names.
It is a deep Riyadh Season-style bill built to keep the crowd invested well before the headliner.
What Does Anthony Joshua Need To Do Against Kristian Prenga?
What will an impressive performance from Joshua look like? The margin for error as it pertains to winning and losing may not be small, but it is if we’re talking about winning in the court of public perception. Anything short of a stoppage will draw criticism. Even if Joshua stops Prenga and takes some visible damage or is rocked, people will question if he is fit to face Fury.
Joshua trained alongside Oleksandr Usyk’s team for this camp and has spoken about being pushed to “show greatness,” a nod to the scrutiny that comes with Fury already working the microphone at his expense.
