Boxing Fight Night : Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin - Date, Time, Ticket, How To Watch

The previous heavyweight lord hopes to move toward recovering his crown when Anthony Joshua takes on Jermaine Franklin on Saturday in London.

Since losing his August rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua is fighting for the first time. Joshua suffered his third defeat in his last five fights and his second consecutive defeat to Usyk. Joshua was in the midst of his second reign as WBO, WBA, and IBF heavyweight champion when he lost to Usyk in the first fight.

Jermaine Franklin vs. Anthony Joshua Franklin enters the ring first, to the boos of the crowd.

Five months ago, he was in London and lost to Dillian Whyte in a disputed decision.

Can he shock Joshua and cause a career-threatening defeat?

Results of Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin's fight on the card, with heavyweight Fabio Wardley defeating Michael Coffie through fourth-round technical knockout

The AJ of old?

When Anthony Joshua tipped the scales this week at the heaviest he has ever been in his career, it probably came as no surprise. All signs pointed to a return to the destructive AJ of earlier in his career, when he destroyed opponents.

Derrick James's marriage to Robert Garcia didn't work out, but can he start getting the best out of him again? The outcome to the side, it was an immensely superior Joshua in his second battle with Usyk, however there is an inclination we could see a more established rendition of Joshua this evening. Also, that might imply fireworks.

The heavyweight division has a lot going on without much happening right now.

Alex Krassyuk, the Ukrainian promoter, told Sky Sports on Friday that they are in talks with George Warren about a possible fight with mandatory WBA challenger Daniel Dubois after Usyk's fight with Fury failed.

There is a good reason why Joshua is a huge favorite. There are upsets, especially in heavyweight boxing, where a single punch can ruin reputations and abilities. A puncher's chance needs to be given to Franklin.

I can see Joshua causing Franklin big, loud problems with his presence as well as his hands. What is inside Joshua's head will count, yet he should realize where it counts that nothing not as much as annihilation won't fulfill the watching scene, his advertisers, and DAZN, his transmission accomplices.

On the Matchroom fightcard, Joshua's walk-on time is listed as 10.41 p.m., but some of the earlier fights have arrived a little early.

They simply broadcast a video on the jumbotron which highlighted Eddie Hearn recognizing that Joshua's vocation "is getting towards the finish of the book", yet that's what in addition guaranteeing "He has become hopelessly enamored with the game once more" nevertheless has a lot of desires.

Despite having quick hands, Franklin does not have the fastest footwork and could be described as a plodder. His delicacy and wellness might offer him more chance to move out of reach, and his coach Jesse Addison told Broadcast Game he has been dealing with his footwork and nimbleness in this camp in Hollywood, Florida.

Franklin will have seen how Andy Ruiz tossed his hands in trades with Joshua, and is counts on uncovering the shortcomings AJ had that evening in New York in 2019 when the Briton experienced his most memorable loss. If he can get inside, Franklin will let Joshua use his quick hands in time.

After establishing range early with his jab, Joshua will try to unleash his left-right and left hook combinations as well as inside uppercuts if he can get his opponent into the corners. This week, Joshua said that he thinks he will stop Franklin in the 10th round. However, given Franklin's weight and the danger in this fight, conventional wisdom says that Joshua will try to walk Franklin down and won't sit back.

Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs), the former two-time unified Heavyweight Champion of the World, fights for the first time since 2016 at The O2 in London as he begins training under Derrick James, the new head trainer. Jermain Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs), another American contender, will be AJ's opponent when he returns to the arena where he defeated Charles Martin for his first World Title. Saginaw's "989 Assassin" is excited to fight one of the sport's biggest names because he pushed Dillian Whyte all the way in a close points loss at Wembley's OVO Arena in November.

Anthony Joshua will begin his attempt to become a three-time world heavyweight champion tonight.

Joshua fights America's Jermaine Franklin, who defeated Dillian Whyte in November at the O2 Arena in London for the first time since June 2016.

It is absolutely necessary for Joshua to make a statement and set an example for the rest of the heavyweight division, especially with Derrick James, his new trainer, in his corner.