Joshua vs Prenga

Who won Joshua vs Prenga?

Anthony Joshua beat Kristian Prenga by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, July 25th, 2026, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Hamzah Sheeraz beat Simon Zachenhuber for the WBO World Super Middleweight championship, Josh Kelly defeated Caoimhin Agyarko for the IBF World Junior Middleweight belt, Reito Tsutsumi was victorious over Alvino Herrera Meza, and Jacob Bank beat Pawel August.

Joshua vs Prenga stats

Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kristian Prenga made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Prenga had a slight advantage in power over Joshua, with a 100% knockout percentage compared to Joshua's 90%.

Anthony Joshua was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Joshua had a height advantage of 1 inch over Prenga.

Both Anthony Joshua and Kristian Prenga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Prenga, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 120 more professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Prenga's 55.

Anthony Joshua went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Joshua vs Prenga form

Anthony Joshua had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jake Paul on December 19, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

He had won against Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Joshua vs Prenga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:52 PM UTC at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 5:52 PM EST or 2:52 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:52 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Joshua vs Prenga?

The DAZN PPV show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The DAZN PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 6:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Joshua vs Prenga?

Anthony Joshua was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Kristian Prenga made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.