Tyson Fury is set to face Poland's Mariusz Wach in Thailand on July 24, with the bout serving as a warm-up for a potential all-British clash against Anthony Joshua. This fight will take place in Pattaya, where Fury trains.
The bout is scheduled for the day before Joshua's own comeback fight on July 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will face Kristian Prenga. This marks Joshua's return to the ring following a car crash in Nigeria in December 2025 that resulted in the deaths of two friends.
Both Fury and Joshua, aged 36 and 37 respectively, must secure victories in their upcoming matches to set up their anticipated meeting, which is reportedly slated for 2026. Joshua's promoter, Eddie Hearn, confirmed in April that the London 2012 Olympic gold medalist had signed to fight Fury.
Wach, 46, has a professional record of 39 wins from 51 fights, with 20 victories by knockout. However, he has won only three of his last 10 bouts and suffered a second-round stoppage loss to Britain's Moses Itauma in a WBO Intercontinental heavyweight title fight in July 2024. Wach has also been defeated by English boxers Dillian Whyte in 2019 and Frazer Clarke four years later.
Fury's fight against Wach comes after his return from a 15-month retirement, during which he secured a points victory over Russia's Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Following that win, Fury called out Joshua, who was in attendance and exchanged words with Fury ringside.
While there has been speculation that the Fury-Joshua fight could be held in the United States due to the involvement of Saudi Arabian figure Turki Alalshikh, Hearn recently informed BBC Sport that both fighters are contractually obligated to stage their bout in the UK. Fury had previously suggested that his interim fight might take place in Dublin on August 1.