Anthony Joshua set for first fight after car crash

Former satellite heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua volition instrumentality to the ringing connected July 25 for a warm-up combat up of a long-overdue matchup with Tyson Fury.

Saudi Boxing Chief, Turki Alalshikh, made the announcement connected Monday, saying that the Watford powerhouse volition fastener horns with chartless Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, arsenic portion of an ‘Esports World Cup’ event, unrecorded connected DAZN.

This would people Joshua’s archetypal combat since his knockout triumph implicit Jake Paul successful December.

The Nigerian calved British boxer, soon aft his win, was progressive successful a tragic car mishap successful Nigeria that killed 2 of his adjacent friends and near him with insignificant injuries.

The erstwhile heavyweight champion has since returned to grooming and has present signed a two-fight woody with Riyadh Season, which includes a clash with Fury astatine the backmost extremity of the year.

“To my friends successful Great Britain – it’s happening. It’s signed,” Alalshikh tweeted.

According to Joshua: “It’s nary concealed I’ve taken immoderate clip to consolidate and rebuild to beryllium acceptable for stepping backmost successful to the ring, and contiguous is the adjacent measurement connected that journey.

“I’m delighted to person agreed a multi-flight woody starting with July 25th successful the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“I’m looking guardant to competing and picking up where...