British boxer Anthony Joshua has remarked that Saturday is "the worst time" for Jermaine Franklin to fight him and described the current heavyweight terrain as shambles. The former IBF, WBA and WBO champion will face Franklin at the O2 Arena in London where he made his professional debut in 2013. Despite a record of three loses in five bouts, Joshua is bullish on his chances of...
Anthony Joshua has appointed Derrick James as his new trainer ahead of his heavyweight comeback bout against Jermaine Franklin on April 1. A New Dawn 🌅 pic.twitter.com/WY9LgiYJ6D — Anthony Joshua (@anthonyjoshua) February 6, 2023 The British heavyweight parted ways with former coach Robert McCracken, who was with him for ten years, after his first loss to reigning world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in September 2021....
Anthony Joshua’s comeback fight will take place at the O2 Arena in London on April 1, as announced by boxing promoter Eddie Hearn. The two-time heavyweight champion is scheduled to fight 29-year-old Jermaine Franklin, following the latter’s loss to Dillian Whyte last November. Hearn revealed that the fight between Joshua and the American will be officially announced next week at a news conference. "It's a really...
Tyson Fury and Oleksander Usyk have agreed to fight each other next in a heavyweight unification bout. The two fighters currently share all four major heavyweight world titles between them, and the highly anticipated fight would decide the undisputed heavyweight world champion. Top-rank promoter Bob Arum revealed that both Fury - the WBC champion - and Usyk - the unified WBO, WBA, and IBF heavyweight champion...
The World Boxing Association has called for Oleksandr Usyk to battle British boxer Daniel Dubois in a mandatory world heavyweight title defence. Usyk, the current WBA "super", WBO, and IBF champion following back-to-back victories over Anthony Joshua has his eye on a unifying bout against current WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Dubois, who retained his WBA "regular" title with a third-round stoppage win over Kevin Lerena...
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