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'''Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin''', billed as '''''New Dawn''''' is an |
'''Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin''', billed as '''''New Dawn''''' is an ongoing [[heavyweight]] boxing match contested between former two-time unified heavyweight champion [[Anthony Joshua]] and [[Jermaine Franklin]].<ref name ="bbc">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/64542479|title=Joshua to face Franklin in comeback fight|work=BBC Sport }}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/06/anthony-joshua-hits-comeback-trail-with-jermaine-franklin-fight-in-april-boxing-o2|title=Anthony Joshua hits comeback trail against Jermaine Franklin in April|first=P. A.|last=Media|date=6 February 2023|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="skysports">{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12040/12804604/anthony-joshua-announces-jermaine-franklin-comeback-fight-for-the-o2-arena-on-april-1|title=Anthony Joshua announces Jermaine Franklin comeback fight for the O2 Arena on April 1|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> |
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The bout |
The bout is held at the [[The O2 Arena|O2 Arena]] in [[Greenwich]], [[London]].<ref name ="bbc"/><ref name="guardian"/><ref name="skysports"/> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
Revision as of 17:44, 1 April 2023
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Date | 1 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin, billed as New Dawn is an ongoing heavyweight boxing match contested between former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin.[2][3][4] The bout is held at the O2 Arena in Greenwich, London.[2][3][4]
Background
Following Joshua's back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, the latter in August of 2022 in Saudi Arabia, Tyson Fury called out Tyson Fury for a fight in November or December of that same year. However, the fight failed to come to fruition, due to sponsorship issues. Franklin fought Dillian Whyte at Wembley Arena in London, England on November 26, 2022. Whyte won by majority decision, although the decision of that fight was controversial with many scoring the fight as a draw or for Franklin winning.
On 6 February 2023, it was officially announced that Joshua would be returning to the ring on 1 April at The O2 Arena against Franklin. The fight would mark the first fight as part of his exclusive five-year deal with sports streaming service DAZN.
In the first pre-fight press conference on 9 February, Joshua announced his new partnership with American trainer Derrick James, as well as being questioned by his promoter Eddie Hearn on his motivation for fighting. Joshua answered by repeatedly stating, "Money, money, money", before Hearn had finished asking the question, before further elaborating: “I like making money. Straight up. Like, this is a prize fighting sport."
Fight card
Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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Main Card | |||||||
Heavyweight | Anthony Joshua | vs. | Jermaine Franklin | – (12) | |||
Heavyweight | Fabio Wardley | vs. | Michael Polite Coffie | – (10) | Note 1 | ||
Flyweight | Galal Yafai | vs. | Moises Calleros | – (10) | |||
Welterweight | Campbell Hatton | vs. | Louis Fielding | – (8) | |||
Middleweight | Austin Williams | vs. | River Wilson-Bent | – (10) | |||
Before The Bell Preliminary Card | |||||||
Light heavyweight | John Hedges | vs. | Daniel Bocianski | – (8) | |||
Super featherweight | Ziyad Almaayouf | def. | Georgi Velichkov | PTS | 4/4 | ||
Super featherweight | Jordan Flynn | def. | Kane Baker | PTS | 8/8 | ||
Cruiserweight | Benoit Huber | def. | Juergen Uldedaj | PTS | 8/8 | ||
Heavyweight | Peter Kadiru | def. | Alen Lauriolle | RTD | 1/4 | 3:00 |
^Note 1 For WBA Continental heavyweight title
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.