Tyson Fury vs Mariusz Wach five-fight undercard confirmed for Anthony Joshua tune-up event

The Tyson Fury vs Mariusz Wach undercard will act as a platform for several lesser-known boxers.

Fury locks horns with 46-year-old Polish veteran Wach at the Max Muay Thai Arena in Pattaya, Thailand, on July 24.

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The bout will act as a tune-up fight for Fury ahead of his long-overdue clash with fellow countryman Anthony Joshua.

Organisers have tentatively pencilled AJ-Fury in for November, contingent on Fury beating Wach, and Joshua defeating Kristian Prenga one day later in Saudi Arabia.

Joshua’s undercard was announced earlier today, with world title defences from Hamzah Sheeraz and Josh Kelly set to feature.

There is significantly less name value on Fury’s undercard, although that is to be expected, given that the proceeds are going to charity.

A heavyweight fight between Daniel Baer (15-1-1) of Germany and England’s Simon Ibekwe (6-0) acts as chief support.

The rest of the bill is made up of showcase fights for Michael Flannery (14-1), Lucas Dassios (1-0), Mark Ahondjo (1-0-1) and Arlo Stephens (2-0).

None of their opponents have been confirmed at the time of writing, nor will any of their fights be available to watch live.

According to ‘The Gypsy King’, the only cameras that will be present on the night are the ones filming the third series of his Netflix show, At Home With the Furys.

Taking to Instagram earlier this month, Fury wrote: “This great fight will not be streamed live!

“It will only be broadcast on my hit Netflix TV show At Home with the Furys season 3.

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“There are only 1500 VIP tickets available, and all proceeds will be donated to local starving and homeless children of Pattaya.

“It’s a beautiful thing I’m able to do here, giving back to a great cause, and the WBC will be creating an exclusive belt for the event.”

Wach, who has lost seven of his last ten fights, opens up as a 100/1 underdog against Fury with some bookies.

But while the odds are stacked firmly against him, the durable journeyman believes he is capable of springing an upset on a ‘distracted’ Fury.

Speaking to talkSPORT.com, he said: “I’ve lost a few fights, but I will do my best to stop Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua from happening.

“I imagine that this will be the hardest fight of my career. I train and prepare for this fight as if it is.

“I think that Tyson Fury will not be 100 per cent prepared for this fight because he is thinking about this fight with Joshua.

“I hope that he is very focused on making the Netflix series and that it will affect his preparation.”

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