Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) takes on Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs) in London in an effort to avenge his previous two losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
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Joshua was unable to reclaim the heavyweight championships that he had lost to the unbeaten Ukrainian in 2021 after losing to him on points in August 2022. With Franklin's bout at the O2 Arena in April as his first obstacle, the Briton will now try to rehabilitate in preparation for a tilt at the world championship.
The Olympic gold medalist's most recent victory came in December 2020 at Wembley Arena when he defeated Kubrat Pulev by technical knockout in the ninth round. He subsequently faced Usyk in September 2021, losing by a decision at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and handing him the WBA, WBO, IBF, and IBO heavyweight championships. In his most recent fight, which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, eleven months later, Joshua was defeated by the southpaw again.
In 2019, Joshua faced Andy Ruiz Jr., who suddenly stopped AJ to put an end to the Briton's first reign as the undisputed heavyweight champion. This was Joshua's only other professional defeat. Joshua defeated the Mexican-American later that year on points to win back the titles.
The American, 29, was unbeaten until he lost to Dillian Whyte in a contentious majority decision at Wembley Arena in November 2022, while Joshua watched from ringside.
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In the co-main event, Fabio Wardley (15-0, 14 KOs) faces Michael Polite Coffie (13-3, 10 KOs) in the 10-round heavyweight clash.
In the undercard, Austin Williams (13-0, 9 KOs) fights against River Wilson-Bent (14-2-1, 6 KOs) in a ten-round middleweight contest. Additionally, Campbell Hatton (10-0, 3 KOs) takes on Louis Fielding (10-7, 1 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight bout. Furthermore, John Hedges (7-0, 2 KOs) squares off against Daniel Bocianski (11-2, 2 KOs) in an eight-round light heavyweight encounter.
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Main card: Begins at 2 pm ET
▪️Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin, 12 rounds, heavyweight ▪️Fabio Wardley vs. Michael Polite Coffie, 10 rounds, heavyweight ▪️Galal Yafai vs. Moises Calleros, 10 rounds, for Yafai’s WBC International flyweight title ▪️Campbell Hatton vs. Louis Fielding, 8 rounds, lightweight ▪️Austin Williams vs. River Wilson-Bent, 10 rounds, middleweight
Undercard:
▪️John Hedges vs. Daniel Bocianski, 8 rounds, light heavyweight ▪️Ziyad Almaayouf vs. Georgi Velichkov, 4 rounds, super lightweight ▪️Jordan Flynn vs. Kane Baker, 8 rounds, super featherweight ▪️Juergen Uldedaj vs. Benoit Huber, 8 rounds, cruiserweight ▪️Peter Kadiru vs. Alen Lauriolle, 6 rounds, heavyweight
