FIGHTSPLIT
Boxing

Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga: How to Watch His Jeddah Comeback

AJ returns Saturday in Saudi Arabia off a KO of Jake Paul, on a six-fight PPV priced at $59.99 in the US and £19.99 in the UK.

By Chris Delaney · Published Jul 24, 2026

Empty boxing ring under bright arena lights ahead of a heavyweight card
Photo: Richard Gillin from St Albans, UK / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Anthony Joshua is back Saturday, July 25, headlining a six-fight pay-per-view against Kristian Prenga from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It's the former unified champ's first outing since scoring a sixth-round knockout of crossover star Jake Paul, and at 29-4 with 26 KOs, Joshua remains one of the sport's most reliable finishers even in a career that's taken a few detours.

How to Watch and What It Costs

Here's the money part. In the US, the card runs $59.99 as a one-off PPV, or you can go through DAZN's Ultimate tier at $44.99 a month. UK viewers get the friendlier deal at £19.99 for the event, with Ultimate sitting at £24.99 monthly. Either route gets you the full stack of fights.

Timing is a little unusual thanks to the Saudi slot. The main card kicks off at 1 pm ET (6 pm BST), and main-event ring walks are pencilled in for roughly 6 pm ET. If you want the full night, the pre-PPV prelims start streaming at 9 am ET — early even by East Coast standards.

This is being billed as a comeback fight, and the framing fits. Joshua's ledger reads like a fighter still capable of doing damage but no longer carrying a title, sitting unranked after the recent stretch of his career. A win over Prenga keeps the machine moving toward the fights that actually matter at heavyweight.

The Heavyweight Picture

Speaking of which, the division's belts are elsewhere. Murat Gassiev holds the WBA strap at 34-2 (27 KOs), coming off a sixth-round stoppage of Peter Kadiru. That's the kind of name that eventually enters the AJ conversation if Joshua strings together results, though nothing's on paper yet.

The wider boxing calendar around this one is busy in a scattered way. Errol Spence Jr faces Tim Tszyu in Australia on the same date, while Diego Pacheco (26-0, 19 KOs) recently rolled through Immanuwel Aleem via 11th-round TKO to stay perfect at super middleweight. At lightweight, WBO champ Abdullah Mason is 21-0 (18 KOs) after a 12th-round stoppage of Albert Bell.

For now, the spotlight is on Jeddah. Joshua doesn't need a highlight reel to know what's expected — he's got 26 knockouts and a reputation to protect. Prenga is the obstacle, the belts are the endgame, and Saturday afternoon is the first checkpoint.

Related / Boxing