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Anthony Joshua has lost his last two fights, both against [[Oleksandr Usyk]]. Jermaine Franklin suffered the first lost of his professional career to [[Dillian Whyte]], although the decision of that fight was controversial with many scoring the fight as a draw or for Franklin winning. |
Anthony Joshua has lost his last two fights, both against [[Oleksandr Usyk]]. Jermaine Franklin suffered the first lost of his professional career to [[Dillian Whyte]], although the decision of that fight was controversial with many scoring the fight as a draw or for Franklin winning. |
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| Date | 1 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | The O2 Arena, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin, billed as New Dawn is an upcoming heavyweight boxing match contested between former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin.[2][3][4] The bout will be held at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London.[2][3][4]
Background
Anthony Joshua has lost his last two fights, both against Oleksandr Usyk. Jermaine Franklin suffered the first lost of his professional career to Dillian Whyte, although the decision of that fight was controversial with many scoring the fight as a draw or for Franklin winning.
Anthony Joshua had negotiated with Tyson Fury for a bout in November or December, however the fight never came to fruition due to sponsorship issues, with Fury instead choosing to fight Derek Chisora. Joshua is now scheduled to fight Franklin as the first bout of his multi-fight deal with DAZN.
Fight card
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Heavyweight | Anthony Joshua | vs. | Jermaine Franklin | – (12) | |||
| Middleweight | Matteo Signani | vs. | Felix Cash | – (12) | Note 1 | ||
| Light heavyweight | Craig Richards | vs. | Ricards Bolotniks | – (10) | Note 2 | ||
| Middleweight | Austin Williams | vs. | River Wilson-Bent | – (10) | |||
| Lightweight | Campbell Hatton | vs. | Louis Fielding | – (8) | |||
| Super featherweight | Jordan Flynn | vs. | Kane Baker | – (8) | |||
| Light heavyweight | John Hedges | vs. | Daniel Bocianski | – (8) | |||
| Super featherweight | Ziyad Almaayouf | vs. | TBA | TBA | |||
| Heavyweight | Peter Kadiru | vs. | TBA | TBA | |||
| Cruiserweight | Juergen Uldedaj | vs. | TBA | TBA |
^Note 1 For EBU European middleweight title
^Note 2 For WBA Inter-Continental Light Heavy (vacant)
References
- ^ "Jermaine Franklin - News, Record & Stats, Next Fight & Tickets".
- ^ a b "Joshua to face Franklin in comeback fight". BBC Sport.
- ^ a b Media, P. A. (6 February 2023). "Anthony Joshua hits comeback trail against Jermaine Franklin in April". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Anthony Joshua announces Jermaine Franklin comeback fight for the O2 Arena on April 1". Sky Sports.