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Updated · BBC.com · Jul 24
Tyson Fury Stops Mariusz Wach for 36th Win as Anthony Joshua Fight Nears
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jul 24

Tyson Fury Stops Mariusz Wach for 36th Win as Anthony Joshua Fight Nears

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 24

Summary

  • Seven dominant rounds in Pattaya sent Tyson Fury to a 36th career win after Mariusz Wach, 46, retired on his stool before the eighth.
  • The low-key bout was designed to keep Fury on course for a long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua, who faces Albanian Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
  • Fury said he will skip a trip to Jeddah and go home to his family, adding he hopes a major fight can be signed next week if Joshua also comes through.
  • Venue plans remain unsettled: Eddie Hearn says Joshua's contract points to the UK, while industry talk has floated U.S. sites including Las Vegas and New York.
  • The Thailand fight was not broadcast live and will instead appear in Netflix's 'At Home With The Furys', underscoring streaming's growing influence over boxing's biggest events.

Insights

With Saudi money and streaming cameras circling, will the long-awaited Fury-Joshua showdown finally materialize in late 2026 or collapse again?
Is the era of live boxing dead, or is Netflix secretly transforming the sport into a pre-packaged reality television spectacle?