Professional Fights
Tyson Fury vs Mariusz Wach: All You Need To Know
Tyson Fury will step back into the ring for the second time since his short-lived retirement. The Gypsy King takes on veteran Polish heavyweight Mariusz Wach in Thailand, and William Hill News are here with everything you need to know ahead of the fight.
The heavyweight paring arrive in Pattaya, Thailand for an exhibition match on Friday 24 July 2026 with 10 rounds ahead of them in the Gypsy King’s warm-up to facing Anthony Joshua later this year.
Our Prediction
Fury’s class, experience, freshness, and age should tell against a durable but fading opponent. We expect the Gypsy King to control range behind the jab, wear Wach down through the mid-rounds, and force a stoppage inside the distance without needing anywhere near all 10 rounds.
Tyson Fury – 1/100 | Draw – 25/1 | Mariusz Wach – 16/1
The Venue
The choice of venue is curveball here. max Muay Thai Stadium is Pattaya’s best-known home of Thai kickboxing, staging fast-paced Mauy Thai and kickboxing cards seven nights a week rather than heavyweight championship-level boxing. Opened in 2014, it’s a compact, intimate arena that holds roughly 2,000 fans, worlds away from the 60,000+ capacity of Wembley or Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Fury has previously fought in front of home crowds before.
The Gypsy King has been based in Pattaya for months as part of his training camp, and has spoken about how much the area means to him, hence the decision to stage the fight here rather than in a traditional Uk or Middle East setting. We should expect a raucous, clos-quarters atmosphere quite unlike anything in heavyweight boxing history, with fans right on top of the ring.
The Fighters
Tyson Fury (35-2-1) returned from a 16-month absence in April with a wide points win over Arslanbek Makhumdov at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, his first outing since back-to-back defeats to heavyweight champion Oleksander Usyk. The 37-year-old former undisputed champion has framed this bout as sharpening tools ahead of a mooted November showdown with domestic rival Anthony Joshua.
Mariusz Wach (39-13) is a 46-year-old veteran from Krakow, best remembered for taking Wladimir Klitschko the full 12 rounds in a 2012 world title challenge. His recent form reads as a cautionary tale for backer though, with defeats in 7 of his last 8 outings, including a stoppage loss to Moses Itauma and a decision defeat to Viktor Vykhyrst back in March.
What is at stake?
This is being treated as serious business by Team Fury rather than a formality. With the Joshua fight reportedly targeted for the back end of 2026, any slip-up in Pattaya would derail the biggest domestic heavyweight fight in years. Wach, for all his recent struggles, brings size, experience, and durability that could give Fury rounds to work with as he shakes off any rust.
*Prices accurate at the time of writing – odds subject to change*
