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Success for Joshua will tee up his long-awaited super-bout with Tyson Fury, with \u2018The Gypsy King\u2019 in action one day before against Mariusz Wach too.<\/p>\n
But he is far from the only big name out for success, with the London 2012 favourite joined by world champions Hamzah Sheeraz and Josh Kelly on the bill.<\/p>\n
WHEN IS JOSHUA VS PRENGA?<\/p>\n
For Australian viewers, the fight takes place on Sunday, July 26.<\/p>\n
The main card begins at 3am AEST, with the event available live on Kayo Sports and Foxtel.<\/a><\/p>\n WHERE IS JOSHUA VS PRENGA?<\/p>\n The fight is set to be held at the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n Opened in 2021, the 40,000-capacity venue is a leading events destination for sports and multimedia events in the Gulf State.<\/p>\n FULL MAIN CARD<\/p>\n Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga: Heavyweight<\/p>\n Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Simon Zachenhuber: Super middleweight, for the WBO title<\/p>\n Josh Kelly vs. Caoimhin Agyarko: Super welterweight, for the IBF title<\/p>\n Reito Tsutsumi vs. Alvino Herrera: Super featherweight<\/p>\n Jakob Bank vs. Pawel August: Middleweight<\/p>\n Nishant Dev vs. Cesar Diaz: Super welterweight<\/p>\n Anthony Joshua vs Kristian PrengaSource: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n WHO IS KRISTIAN PRENGA?<\/p>\n Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga knows many expect him to be swept aside by Anthony Joshua on Saturday night. <\/p>\n In the boxing world, Prenga is an unknown name. The 35-year-old has featured in 21 professional contests and boasts a record of 20-1, with all 20 of his wins coming by way of knockout. <\/p>\n These career numbers are impressive, but Joshua is the only notable name of note he will have faced since making his professional debut 10 years ago. <\/p>\n For Prenga, there will be a lot of fanfare during fight week. <\/p>\n Whenever Joshua fights, a mass audience follows, especially with this contest serving as the prelude for a proposed meeting with Tyson Fury later this year. <\/p>\n But does Joshua\u2019s standing as one of the best heavyweights alter Prenga\u2019s perception of the 36-year-old? <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think he is one of the best heavyweights in the world, but he\u2019s a great fighter,\u201d <\/p>\n Prenga told DAZN\u2019s Ade Oladipo. <\/p>\n Instead, Prenga is relishing his role as a significant threat. He claims that Joshua and his team have underestimated him, and he\u2019s ready to punish AJ for putting arrangements in place for a date with Fury before their fight has taken place in Jeddah. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a great fighter, but I think he has a lot of flaws,\u201d Prenga continued.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not offended me, I\u2019m happy because they have underestimated me. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a good idea making plans to fight Tyson Fury.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to break his plan.\u201d<\/p>\n When it came to making a prediction, Prenga is expecting the finish to come within the scheduled distance. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not going to go 10, 12 rounds or however long the fight is going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n Prenga comes into this fight on the back of an impressive run of form which has seen him amass a 16-fight knockout streak, and if he extends this to 17 against Joshua, it will be one of the biggest boxing upsets in recent memory.<\/p>\n WHAT\u2019S AT STAKE?<\/p>\n For Joshua, just about everything.<\/p>\n A loss would likely end any realistic hopes of reclaiming a heavyweight world title.<\/p>\n A dominant win, however, keeps him firmly in conversations surrounding all the biggest names in his division.<\/p>\n For Prenga, victory would instantly transform him into one of boxing\u2019s biggest stories.<\/p>\n ODDS<\/p>\n Anthony Joshua is the overwhelming favourite to take victory this weekend, and is priced odds-on with DAZN Bet at 1\/33.<\/p>\n Kristian Prenga meanwhile is the outsider, but can be taken at 14\/1 for an almighty upset against the Briton.<\/p>\n Anthony Joshua: 1\/33<\/p>\n Kristian Prenga: 14\/1<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/p>\n Inside the night Kostya Tszyu rocked the US… and truth behind cocky rival\u2019s all-time meltdown<\/a><\/p>\n