Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga betting preview: Free bets, odds and predictions

ANTHONY JOSHUA returns to the ring on Saturday night, with a heavyweight bout against Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia. It’s the first we’ve seen AJ since beating YouTuber Jake Paul and losing two friends in a tragic car crash in December and it’s being billed as a warm-up for a potential mega match against Tyson Fury later in the year. Ahead of the match-up, we’ve put together a bumper list of the top free bets and betting offers from our partners. 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Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga preview Anthony Joshua is a warm, warm favourite to beat Kristian Prenga on Saturday. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! The first match of a mega-fight agreement comes eight months after his last bout against Jake Paul in December. Incredibly, it’s only his second fight since September 2024, when he lost to Daniel Dubois in an all-British showdown. But a win on his return to action here against the Albanian heavyweight could set up the biggest of them all, and finally that monster clash against Tyson Fury later in the year. That Paul victory at the end of last year was followed by heartbreak, when two of his closest friends died in a car accident they were all involved in just days later. He’s admitted feeling a nervousness about a return to the ring but has opened up on wanting to make his late friends and himself proud in the bust up. Kristian Prenga has won 20 of his 21 professional bouts and has won them all via knockout. An undoubted explosive power in his punch, this represents a marked step-up in quality than he’s faced in his career to date. But he certainly doesn’t lack confidence, saying the decision to pick him as a warm-up fight was a “terrible miscalculation” and he “will derail their plans” for later in the year. Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga latest odds Anthony Joshua – 1/40 Draw – 50/1 Kristian Prenga – 14/1 To win by KO, TKO or Disqualification Anthony Joshua 1/9 Kristian Prenga – 16/1 Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga price boosts BoostPrevious priceBOOSTED priceBookmakerAnthony Joshua to win in round 3-4was 11/4NOW 3/1Claim at Paddy PowerAnthony Joshua to win in round 1-2was 6/4NOW 15/8Claim at Sky BetAnthony Joshua to win in round 3 – 4was 11/4NOW 3/1Claim at BetfairAnthony Joshua to win in round 1-2was 5/4NOW 7/4Claim at BOYLE SportsAnthony Joshua by Decision or Technical Decisionwas 6/1NOW 7/1Claim at MidniteAnthony Joshua to win in round 1was 3/1NOW 4/1Claim at MidniteAnthony Joshua to win in round 2-3 was 7/4NOW 9/4Claim at William HillAnthony Joshua to win in round 7-12was 11/2NOW 13/2Claim at William Hill Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga prediction Easy warm-up Kristian Prenga likes being overlooked and thinks that dismissive attitude will see him land biggest win of his career. 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