{"id":135382,"date":"2026-04-27T13:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=135382"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:09:22","slug":"anthony-joshua-returns-for-comeback-fight-in-riyadh-on-saturday-july-25th-breaking-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=135382","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua Returns For Comeback Fight In Riyadh On Saturday July 25th &#8211; Breaking Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=135382\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=135382\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-135383 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Aj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, today announced Anthony Joshua will make his highly anticipated return to the ring on July 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia live worldwide on DAZN.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic gold medallist and former two-time uni\ufb01ed heavyweight world champion will headline \u201cThe Comeback,\u201d facing knockout artist Kristian Prenga in a heavyweight showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua enters the bout with a professional record of 28 wins and 4 losses, including 25 victories by knockout, with his most recent win coming by knockout against Jake Paul in December 2025.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Joshua said:\u201cIt\u2019s no secret I\u2019ve taken some time to consolidate and rebuild to be ready for stepping back in to the ring and today is the next step on that journey.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m delighted to have agreed a multi \ufb01ght deal starting with July 25th in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I\u2019m looking forward to competing and picking up where I left off.<\/p>\n<p>As I said. The landlord will collect his rent. That is certain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the past eight years, Joshua has been central to some of boxing\u2019s biggest heavyweight events, capturing and unifying world titles with landmark wins over Wladimir Klitschko, Joseph Parker, Kubrat Pulev, and Andy Ruiz Jr. He has also shared the ring in high-pro\ufb01le clashes against Oleksandr Usyk, Daniel Dubois, and Francis Ngannou, headlining several global stadium events including Wembley Stadium and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Standing in his way is Albanian heavyweight Prenga, who holds a perfect knockout record &#8211; 20 wins, 20 knockouts &#8211; and just one defeat on his professional record.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old, who turned professional in 2016, will be competing in the highest-pro\ufb01le bout of his career to date, marking his \ufb01rst appearance in a major international main event.<\/p>\n<p>Prenga said: \u201cAnthony Joshua is a great \ufb01ghter, but he made a terrible miscalculation in picking me as his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>This is the kind of \ufb01ght that changes everything in my life and his. I know they have big plans ahead after this \ufb01ght.<\/p>\n<p>I know they are overlooking me. I\u2019m happy about that. I will derail their plans and shock the world this July in Saudi Arabia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bill Cancel 360 Conversation: Podcasting, Politics, Trump, Humanity, The Godfather &amp; Much More...\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x262ZmqXl6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F135382\" data-token=\"a05e9f7c82ac6455439a9d3a456605ed\" data-token-time=\"1777323308\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >Message or Email<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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