Joshua vs. Franklin at the O2 in London
Joshua and Franklin will fight on April 1st at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) and Jermaine Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs) will face off in the O2 Main Event in London, England on Saturday, April 1st. The fight is between the former two-time UFC Heavyweight Champion and the challenger from Saginaw, Michigan. The pair will face off in a scheduled 12-round heavyweight bout.
In the 12-round joint main event, Matteo Signani (32-6-3, 12 KOs) of Italy defends his European middleweight title against undefeated Wokingham, former British and Commonwealth champion Felix Cash (16-0, 10 KOs). Also on the Joshua vs. Franklin undercard, undefeated Fabio Wardley of Ipswich (15-0, 14 KOs) will take on Bronx, New York native Michael Polite-Coffey (13-3, 10 KOs) in a ten-round heavyweight bout. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Austin Williams (13-0 9 KOs) and River Wilson-Bent (14-2-1, 6 KOs) from Coventry will meet in a ten-round middleweight bout.
Plus, Campbell Hatton (10-0, 3 KOs) of Hyde and Louis Fielding (10-7, 1 KOs) of Tamworth will have an eight-round bout at lightweight. John Hedges of Essex (7-0, 2 KOs) will take on Daniel Botsianski (11-2, 2 KOs) of Poland in an eight-round light heavyweight bout.