Anthony Joshua will return to the ring this weekend for the first time since losing back-to-back fights to Oleksandr Usyk, Joshua will take on American heavyweight Jermaine Franklin in London as he searches for his first win since 2020.
Jermaine Franklin is 29 years old and an American professional boxer, he hails from Saginaw, Michigan
Nickname: 989 Assassin
Statistics
Jermaine Franklin is 188 cm tall (6′ 2.02″) with a reach of 196 cm (6′ 5.17″). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 8 cm (3.15″). Franklin has a 63.6% KO rate.
Career Summary
Jermaine Franklin made his professional boxing debut against Deshawn Jenkins at the age of 21 on April 4, 2015, defeating Jenkins via 1st round TKO. He went on to win 20 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 13 wins via stoppage.
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against British boxer Dillian Whyte on November 26, 2022. Franklin lost the fight controversially via 12 round unanimous decision. It’s been 4 months and 4 days since this fight.
Franklin’s professional boxing record is currently at 21-1, which includes 14 knockout wins. He is on a one-fight losing streak.
Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin fight card
Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin, Heavyweight
Matteo Signani vs. Felix Cash, European middleweight title
Austin Williams vs. River Wilson-Bent, Middleweights
Fabio Wardley vs. Michael Polite Coffie, Heavyweights
Campbell Hatton vs. Louis Fielding, Lightweights
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