Another desert payday. Anthony Joshua is back in Saudi Arabia tonight, July 25, 2026, trying to prove he still belongs at the top. He faces Albania’s Kristian Prenga at the Jeddah Superdome. It’s called ‘The Comeback.’ Cute name. The reality is simpler: win, and Joshua gets a massive, pre-packaged blockbuster against Tyson Fury later this year. Lose, and the gravy train derails. Fury did his part yesterday, starching Mariusz Wach in seven. Now, the pressure is entirely on AJ.
The circus starts at 1 p.m. ET on DAZN PPV. We’ll be here. Drop your predictions in the comments, or just complain about the PPV price with the rest of the degenerates.
It’s not just a one-man show. Hamzah Sheeraz defends his WBO Super Middleweight strap against Simon Zachenhuber in the co-feature. Before that, Josh Kelly puts his IBF Junior Middleweight title on the line against Caoimhin Agyarko. Good fights on paper. Let’s see if they deliver.
Here is how the card shakes out. Some early results are already in from the afternoon prelims:
Heavyweight: Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga
168 lbs: Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Simon Zachenhuber
154 lbs: Josh Kelly vs. Caoimhin Agyarko
130 lbs: Reito Tsutsumi vs. Alvino Herrera
175 lbs: Oleksandr Khyzhniak vs. Lenny Patrach
115 lbs: Mikie Tallon vs. Orlando Pino
154 lbs: Nishant Dev vs. Cesar Diaz
170 lbs: Jacob Bank vs. Pawel August
147 lbs: Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Frank Mango
135 lbs: Mohammed Alakel vs. Lydon Chircop
130 lbs: Sultan Almohammad def. Efren Besalduch via KO3
168 lbs: Omar Hikal def. Brian Castellano via UD
140 lbs: Mohamed Mabrouk def. Bryan Zapata via UD
