Tyson Fury will face Mariusz Wach in Thailand on July 24, with the bout set for the Max Muay Thai Stadium in Pattaya. It is the next step before Fury moves on to Anthony Joshua, the fight both men signed contracts for earlier this year.
Wach brings size to Fury
Mariusz Wach stands 6ft 7in and has spent years in the heavyweight test-fight role. He went the full 12-round distance with Wladimir Klitschko in an unsuccessful world title challenge in 2012, so Fury is not facing a newcomer or a short-notice name.
That profile cuts both ways. Wach has also lost inside six rounds to Arslanbek Makhmudov, and Moses Itauma stopped him inside two rounds in 2024. The July 24 fight gives Fury a taller, durable opponent with a recent record that includes both resistance and quick defeats.
Fury’s return in April
Fury returned from retirement in April with a points victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov. That result put him back on the schedule and into the warm-up phase before the planned Anthony Joshua meeting.
The July 24 date now sits between that comeback and the bigger fight ahead. Fury said Joshua was “the big one,” and this matchup with Wach gives him one more outing before that meeting becomes the main event of his route.
Joshua on July 25
Anthony Joshua is scheduled to face Kristian Prenga in Saudi Arabia on July 25. The timing places both men on separate warm-up assignments before they move toward each other, with Fury in Thailand and Joshua in Saudi Arabia on consecutive days.
For readers tracking the route to Fury-Joshua, the important detail is that the schedule is now laid out: Fury first, Wach next, Joshua the day after. The open question is why Fury’s fight is being staged in Pattaya rather than in the United Kingdom, but the immediate fact is that the ring date and opponent are set.
