Kristian Prenga can toast to a vintage victory over Anthony Joshua with a glass of his own WINE

KRISTIAN PRENGA can toast to a vintage victory over Anthony Joshua with a glass of his own WINE. The little-known 20-1 Albanian is the final hurdle standing in Joshua’s way of a dream fight against Tyson Fury. Kristian Prenga makes his own wine Credit: Getty Anthony Joshua facing off with Prenga Credit: Getty And with the bout already signed, AJ has to keep his bottle on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia. But for Prenga, he is coming to spoil the party before returning home to celebrate with a bottle of his homemade red. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! The full-bodied 19st brute has been making his own wine for the last two years – but leaves it to his pals to enjoy. He said: “It’s from Italy and just for fun. I’m not for selling. I just make for my friends. “It’s really good. But I’m not a drinker, to be honest. I have a friend who is making wine and he said, ‘I can make a bottle for you.’ “I say, ‘Make it.’ And the logo is the same as my boxing.” Prenga, 35, admittedly does not have time for taste-testing his product. Not even the shock AJ fight announcement could break the New Jersey-based boxer’s routine. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The Home of Boxing in 2026 There's a massive year of boxing ahead! It’s shaping up to be a blockbuster year of action inside the boxing ring. Anthony Joshua returns to the ring in July to face Kristian Prenga ahead of a potential blockbuster bout against Tyson Fury later in the year. The Gypsy King also features in a warm-up bout the day before AJ, as he takes on Mariusz Wach in Thailand. And Moses Itauma returns for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… July Fri 24 – Tyson Fury vs Mariusz Wach Sat 25 – Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga – DAZN PPV Sun 26 – Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu August Sat 1 – Pierce O’Leary vs Mark Chamberlain – DAZN Sat 15 – Claressa Shields vs Kaye Scott – DAZN Sat 29 – Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic – DAZN September Sat 12 – Conor Benn vs Ryan Garcia – DAZN *If you click a link in this boxout, we will earn affiliate revenue. Anthony Joshua vs Kristian Prenga - all the info Anthony Joshua faces Kristian Prenga in his huge comeback fight He said: “I just wasn’t bothered. Just training, gym, home, gym, home, gym, home. Nothing more. Now we’re going to see after the fight.” Prenga has been based in America since 2022 – relocating for better quality of training. But he promised to bring over a wild pack of raucous Albanians ready to fill out the Jeddah Super Dome. He said: “It’s going to be crazy, brother. Yeah, I promise you, you’re going to see a lot of noise.” The last time Joshua, 36, was in Jeddah, he suffered a second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, 39, sparking a post-fight meltdown. He failed to win back the unified titles he lost to Usyk the year before – in turn blowing a mega-bout against Fury. Now four years later, AJ is again on the brink of finally facing 37-year-old rival Fury with the pair even having signing contracts. But wine connoisseur Prenga warned the champagne will remain on ice as he slammed Joshua for jumping the gun. He said: “I’m not feeling disrespected, but people are just talking. “Maybe somebody doesn’t know boxing. I don’t care what he say. I told him before too, brother, you can’t make a plan before God. “He makes plans before God, and if you make a plan before God, you want to go on top of God, you can’t do it, you can’t plan for yourself. “God, he can make your plans. He makes a plan to fight Fury, but first you need to win with me.” Comment now