By Victor Kanayo
British-Nigerian born boxer, Anthony Joshua has now entered agreement with American Jermaine Franklin ahead of a heavyweight fight in London on April 1, 2023.
According to Skysports, Joshua and Franklin will go head to head at a press conference next week.
The London 2012 Olympic gold medallist is now at a critical stage in his career and looking to rebuild with his first victory since beating Kubrat Pulev in 2020.
He will now take on Franklin, an American who is also coming in off a loss.
Franklin saw a majority decision go against him when he boxed Joshua’s former opponent Dillian Whyte in London in November, his first fight in the UK.
That is the first loss on the 29-year-old’s 22-fight record but his battling effort against Whyte was a creditable performance.
Before long, Joshua was the reigning unified WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion.
That was after he lost his belts to Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and failed to reclaim them in a second consecutive decision defeat when he rematched the Ukrainian in August of last year.
He has parted ways with trainer Rob McCracken after his first loss to Usyk and linked up Robert Garcia for the second contest.
The Briton, however, is expected to announce another new training for the Franklin fight.
