British boxing’s two biggest stars, former heavyweight champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, return to the ring this week in warm-up bouts, with wins for both men expected to lock in their much-anticipated mega-fight for later this year.
While Joshua’s fight with Kristian Prenga on Saturday will be shown on DAZN pay-per-view, the same cannot be said for Fury’s contest against Mariusz Wach, which takes place in the early hours of Friday morning in Thailand.
In fact, there are no plans to show Fury’s fight with Wach live at all. Instead, the bout will feature on the next season of Fury’s Netflix series, “At Home With The Furys.”
Netflix has already aired two seasons of the show, with a third expected in late 2026 or early 2027. Netflix was also the broadcaster for Fury’s most recent bout and is expected to air his fight with Joshua later this year, if and when it happens.
Why is Fury’s next fight going to be unaired?
It is extremely rare for a high-profile fighter of Fury’s caliber to fight off live television. Uncrowned understands that an approach was made for Fury to fight on Aug. 1 in Dublin on a Queensberry card that airs on DAZN, but Fury chose to take the fight in Thailand instead on his own terms. Fury is currently training in Thailand, and so the event is logistically straightforward for him compared to a fight in the UK or the U.S.
There will be 1,500 tickets available at the venue, and the $250,00 proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Father Ray Foundation in Thailand.
The main event is expected to happen in the afternoon in the UK and late morning on the U.S. east coast.
Uncrowned will have results from the Fury vs. Wach bout on Friday following its conclusion.
Who is Mariusz Wach?
Wach (39-13, 20 KOs) should be an easy night’s work for Fury (35-2-1, 24 KOs).
The 46-year-old from Poland was a contender in boxing’s blue-ribbon division more than a decade ago, but has since lost seven out of his past 10 fights.
In 2012, he unsuccessfully challenged Wladimir Klitschko for the unified heavyweight title. Since losing to Jarrell Miller in 2017, Wach has become a journeyman, falling short 11 times in his past 17 fights.
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