Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury officially signed as AJ’s warm-up fight with Kristian Prenga is announced

Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is officially signed, Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn has declared, with “AJ” first taking on Kristian Prenga in a warm-up fight. Joshua will box Prenga in Saudi Arabia on 25 July, it was confirmed on Monday, with Matchroom’s press release mentioning a “multi-fight deal” and Hearn writing on Instagram: “Signed, sealed, delivered! AJ v Fury is on!

” The press release also ended with a reference to what Joshua told Fury on 11 April, when he traded words with his fellow Briton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium , after Fury had beaten Arslanbek Makhmudov . Tyson Fury (centre-right) and Anthony Joshua exchange words after Fury’s recent win (Getty) Joshua said in Monday’s press release: “It’s no secret I’ve taken some time to consolidate and rebuild to be ready for stepping back into the ring, and today is the next step on that journey. I’m delighted to have agreed a multi-fight deal starting with July 25th in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

I’m looking forward to competing and picking up where I left off. As I said: The landlord will collect his rent. That is certain.

” Hearn had told The Independent and others this month that AJ would likely face another foe before taking on Fury, hinting that such a warm-up bout would take place this summer. And the opponent in question will be relative unknown Prenga, a 35-year-old Albanian with a professional record of 20-1 (20 KOs). Meanwhile, Joshua’s own record stands at 29-4 (26 KOs).