Tyson Fury eases to victory over Mariusz Wach in Thailand

Tyson Fury fulfilled his side of the bargain for a potential heavyweight blockbuster against Anthony Joshua by stopping veteran Polish fighter Mariusz Wach in Pattaya, Thailand.

Around 1,500 fans watched the bout, which had no live broadcast, and saw Fury largely dominate his overmatched 46-year-old opponent, who slipped to his eighth defeat in his last 11 contests.

While Wach remained upright, he was pulled out after the end of the seventh round by his corner, battered into submission by Fury, who made it back-to-back wins in 2026 after a 16-month lay-off.

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All eyes will now turn to Joshua’s fight against unheralded Albanian knockout artist Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night – although Fury said he is not planning to be in attendance.

If Joshua has his hand raised then it should pave the way for a long-awaited and much-anticipated ‘Battle of Britain’ against fellow former two-time world heavyweight champion Fury.

After Joshua announced he would return to the ring against Prenga – his first fight since being involved in a car crash in December in Nigeria that killed two of his closest friends – Fury also decided on a tune-up, having outpointed Russia’s Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.

For only the fourth time in 39 fights and the first in 15 years, Fury was leaner than his opponent after clocking 265lbs, nearly two stone lighter than Wach, who scaled 291.4lbs at Thursday’s weigh-in.

The 6ft 9in Fury though had the height and reach advantages and used the jab to control the range, as well as switching between orthodox and southpaw stances to confuse his rival.

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