Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) announced his return to the ring after two fights against Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
The boxer announced on Instagram that he will fight on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London, and his opponent will be American Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs).
Recall that Joshua's last two fights were against Oleksandr Usyk.. In the first fight in London in September 2021, the Ukrainian won by unanimous decision and took away the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO world titles from the British. In a rematch on August 20, 2022, Usyk won a split decision in Saudi Arabia..
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