TONIGHT is the night when British boxing hero Anthony Joshua makes his highly-anticipated return to the ring to face Kristian Prenga – and the exact ring-walk time has been confirmed!
AJ hasn’t fought since a tragic car accident in December 2025.
Anthony Joshua knocked Jake Paul out in their mega-money fight last year Credit: AFP
And it was an emotional rollercoaster of a month for the heavyweight legend as he knocked out in their mega-money bout just ten days before.
Now he’ll be hoping to make his late pals proud by comfortably beating Albanian superstar Kristian Prenga – who hasn’t lost a fight since 2017.
Furthermore, a long-awaited battle of Britain bust-up with is imminent should AJ come out on top.
A date for that encounter is yet to be confirmed but tonight’s ring-walks have, and SunSport can reveal when both men will go at it in Saudi.
What is the exact-ring walk time for Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga?
- Ring-walks for Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga are expected to start at approximately 11pm BST which is 6pm in the US.
- Meaning that the bell for the main event should go around 20 minutes later – 11:20pm BST which is 6:20pm in the US.
- However, AJ’s comeback card is scheduled to get underway from 6pm BST which is 1pm in the US.
The full card features 13 fights, and they are stacked with talent.
Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga - all the info
Anthony Joshua faces Kristian Prenga in his huge comeback fight
British hero Anthony Joshua is BACK and a win could see us fianlly get the fight we have been waiting for!
AJ scraps Albanian ace Prenga in what will be his first contest since a tragic car accident
It was an emotional rollercoaster of a month for Joshua as he in their huge bout just ten days before.
Joshua will want to make his late friends proud by securing victory ahead of a potential battle of Britain encounter with Tyson Fury
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- Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga – MAIN EVENT
- Hamzah Sheeraz vs Simon Zachenhuber – Super-middleweight
- Josh Kelly vs Caoimhin Agyarko – Super-welterweight
- Reito Tsutsumi vs Alvino Herrera Meza – Super-featherweight
- Oleksandr Khyzhniak vs Lenny Patrach – Light-heavyweight
- Jacob Bank vs Pawel August – Super-middleweight
- Mikie Tallon vs Orlando Pino – Super-flyweight
- Nishant Dev vs Cesar Diaz – Super-welterweight
- Ziyad Almaayouf vs Frank Lucian Mango – Welterweight
- Mohammed Alakel vs Lydon Chircop – Lightweight
- Sultan Almohammed vs Efren Besalduch – Super-featherweight
- Omar Hikal vs Brian Castellano – Super-middleweight
- Mohamed Mabrouk Yehya vs Bryan Zapata – Super-lightweight
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It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring.
returns to the ring in July to face Kristian Prenga ahead of a potential blockbuster bout against Tyson Fury later in the year.
The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to hold up his end of the deal with AJ.
And returns for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August.
July
- Sat 25 – Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga – DAZN PPV
- Sun 26 – Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu
August
- Sat 1 – Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain – DAZN
- Sat 15 – Claressa Shields vs Kaye Scott – DAZN
- Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN
September
- Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN
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- Purchase the Joshua vs Prenga’s pay-per-view with a 7-day free trial (new customers only), or get it included in DAZN Ultimate with a minimum of 12 pay-per-views a year including Moses vs. Hrgovic on August 29
- Watch AJ’s comeback ahead of the Fury fight. Do not miss Joshua vs. Prenga only on DAZN.
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