Anthony Joshua's upcoming opponent, Kristian Prenga, has sent a vicious warning to the British heavyweight icon ahead of their Saudi clash next month13:12, 02 Jun 2026Kristian Prenga has vowed to upset the applecart and make sure Anthony Joshua's clash with Tyson Fury does NOT go ahead.‌The Albanian hard-hitter has been presented with the biggest opportunity of his career next month, and he has promised to grab it with both hands. Prenga and former two-time heavyweight world champion Joshua will meet in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 25.‌Joshua is set to return for the first time since his crushing sixth-round knockout victory over boxing novice Jake Paul back in December. Prenga, meanwhile, scored a brutal knockout of Joe Jones in his last outing over in Atlantic City back in February.‌Despite all 20 of his wins coming by way of knockout, Prenga is largely an unknown commodity in the world of boxing, and is merely being used as a 'warm-up opponent' for Joshua ahead of his all-British clash with Tyson Fury later this year. However, the Albanian has warned his upcoming adversary that looking past him could prove costly.FOLLOW OUR FIGHTING FB PAGE! Latest boxing and MMA news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page‌Speaking ahead of Monday's press conference, the 35-year-old told reporters, including Mirror Fighting: "I think he say, 'Warm-up fight,' because he want to fight AJ uh he want to fight Tyson Fury, but it's not going to happen. He's going to cancel the fight with Tyson Fury."Recalling how the fight came about, he revealed: "My manager has called me Keith Sullivan. He said, 'Me, you have a big opportunity.' Because I supposed to fight in June 6th. I was in camp. He said, 'You have a big opportunity.' I said, 'Yo, what's happened?' He said, 'AJ is calling.' I say, 'Let's go. It's my time now.'"Prenga admits he was a little starstruck when the offer presented itself, but he always envisioned some major fight news was around the corner. "I'm not surprised because I'm waiting for the big fight to came. But when it came, I I can't believe it first, but it's happened," he admitted.Article continues belowHis manager, Keith Sullivan, stated that the Albanian brawler did not stutter when receiving the news. "When I called KP to give him the great news that I was in negotiations with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom for the AJ fight, our conversation lasted about 30 seconds. He said, 'I'm walking into the gym. I have to train. I'll take the fight. End of conversation.'"I didn't discuss purses. I didn't discuss locations. I didn't discuss when. This man is filled with an abundance of confidence. That's how the conversation went." While many within the boxing fraternity expect it to be a walk in the park, Sullivan believes Joshua's team have 'miscalculated when selecting next month's opponent. "The reason they chose KP is they had a bad day, and they miscalculated," he said.