Anthony Joshua v Kristian Prenga: Best pictures from Joshua's Jeddah win that sets up Tyson Fury fight

BBC Published Jul 26, 2026 Reviewed Jul 26, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

Anthony Joshua improved his professional boxing record to 30 wins and 4 losses in his fight against Kristian Prenga in Jeddah.

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Anthony Joshua won 27 of his professional fights by knockout, with Kristian Prenga being the 27th opponent he defeated by knockout.

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Anthony Joshua was knocked down twice by Kristian Prenga inside the first 20 seconds of round one.

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Another dramatic and emotional night in Anthony Joshua's boxing career ultimately ended as just about everyone expected it would - with the countdown under way to a super-fight against Tyson Fury later in the year.

Joshua, 36, improved his record to 30-4, but he was almost on the end of one of the biggest shocks in his sport's history when he was knocked down twice by little-known Albanian Kristian Prenga inside the first round.

The Briton regrouped in the second round to land a flurry of hard right hands, sending Prenga crashing to the canvas and getting the win he came to Jeddah for.

BBC Sport has selected some of the best pictures from the fight, which came seven months on from the car crash in Nigeria in which Joshua was injured and two of his closest friends died.

Joshua paid tribute to Sina Ghami and Latif 'Latz' Ayodele, the friends who died in the December crash, on his pre-fight outfit

Prenga was left trying to pick himself up between the ropes after becoming Joshua's 27th beaten opponent by knockout

After the drama of round one, Joshua told everyone to calm down after he knocked Prenga out in the second round

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