Watch as Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin weigh-in ahead of heavyweight bout
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Your support makes all the difference.Watch as Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin tip the scales at the weigh-in ahead of their heavyweight fight in London.
The pair go head-to-head at the O2 Arena on Saturday night (1 April) as the Brit makes his much-anticipated return to the ring.
Joshua is looking to bounce back from consecutive bruising losses at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk and simply cannot afford anything other than a win to re-establish himself in boxing’s heavyweight division.
Ahead of the bout, AJ has suggested he could “retire” if he loses to his American opponent this weekend.
“I will retire if I lose,” he said, per the Daily Mail.
“I’m not here to battle people; if people want me to retire, I will retire.”
Franklin, meanwhile, lost his last fight to Briton Dillian Whyte on points decision in November, his only career defeat in 22 fights.
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