July 24 (Reuters) - ⁠Former world heavyweight champion Tyson ⁠Fury forced Polish opponent Mariusz ‌Wach to retire in a tune-up bout on Friday for his showdown this year ​with fellow Briton Anthony ⁠Joshua.

The fight in ⁠Thailand was not televised, but will ⁠feature ‌in the Netflix reality show "At Home with The ⁠Furys". About 1,500 fans attended the ​event ‌at the Max Muay Thai Stadium ⁠in ​Pattaya.

Wachhad lost seven of his last 10 fights, and the 46-year-old ⁠could not continue at the ​start of the eighth round.

Fury, who turns 38 in August, has won ⁠36 professional bouts, suffering his only losses in two fights with Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk in 2024.

Joshua, ​also a former ⁠world heavyweight champion, is set to ​face Kristian Prenga in ‌Saudi Arabia on ​Saturday.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)