Tyson Fury will be ‘licking his lips’ after Anthony Joshua’s performance against Kristian Prenga, says David Adeleye

TYSON FURY will be “licking his lips” after watching Anthony Joshua’s dramatic fight with Kristian Prenga. Fury returned to the ring in Thailand against 46-year-old Polish punchbag Mariusz Wach – who was pulled out after seven rounds. Anthony Joshua came from behind to beat Kristian Prenga Credit: Getty Tyson Fury beat Mariusz Wach Credit: Reuters And 24 hours later – 4,000 miles away in Jeddah – AJ was expected to walk through Prenga to set up the Battle of Britain. But that almost collapsed after just 20 SECONDS when Joshua was floored by Prenga – before hitting the deck once more. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Thankfully, AJ turned it around in the second round when he KO’d Prenga with a right hand – fighting like his career was on the line. David Adeleye, 29, told SunSport: “He really was. He got up, did what he had to do and finished his dinner. “I was like, ‘What’s going on? But heavyweight boxing, this is what we love to see, anything can happen. “You don’t really see these things in different divisions.” Talks are now set to get underway to finalise terms for Joshua vs Fury. AJ’s deal stipulates that the bout MUST take place in the UK – but organisers including Netflix prefer the US for primetime viewing. 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. The Gypsy King has beaten Mariusz Wach in his second fight of the year to set up a huge fight with Anthony Joshua And AJ did the same, knocking out Kristian Prenga in the second round of a thrilling encounter – the Brit was knocked down twice in the opening round. Now fans are looking forward to Moses Itauma’s return for his toughest fight yet against Filip Hrgovic in August. Here’s all the big fights coming up… 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. Adeleye – who was ringside in Saudi Arabia while Fury was not – has sparred both men. And he said: “He’s going to be licking his lips, I suppose. But yeah, they’ve got their own fight coming up at the end of the year. “It’s gonna be a knockout, good fight.” New York has emerged as a frontrunner to host the fight – but Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn prefers the UK. He told SunSport: “Apparently those guys are gonna come and see me next week to talk about what they want to do. “It’s pretty clear they want the fight in America. We don’t. “The fight is agreed and signed – if they follow everything in the contract which is how business works. “If they want to change the terms then there has to be a conversation.” Comment now