Joshua’s victory opens the door to a long-awaited fight

Property Anthony Joshuaformer world heavyweight champion (WBA, IBF, WBO)indicated that another defeat would mean the end of his career, so the interest that his fight with the American was aroused Jermaine Franklin within o2 arena london (England).

Anthony Joshua wins by unanimous decision against Jermaine Franklin! 💪#BoxingDAZN 🥊 pic.twitter.com/2hr8v6HsGw

— DAZN Spain (@DAZN_ES) April 1, 2023

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His two straight losses against the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usik They lost his world belts and, therefore, doubts about his future are also looming over the head of what was once considered one of the great boxers of the 21st century.

Against this difficult background, the 33-year-old British boxer finally got an incredible victory on points against Franklin, but it served to energize him and reopen the door to a long-awaited fight with boxing world. This was his first victory since his last in 2020. After the fight with the American, there was a scuffle between the two corners of the ring.

STAY STAY STAY! ✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻

The match is over… or so it seems 😮 Sparks fly between the team of Joshua and Franklin! 💥#BoxingDAZN 🥊 pic.twitter.com/MjB1FD827p

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The British’s initial idea was to warm up with two or three matches before facing another world title assault against his compatriot. Tyson Furyheavyweight champion (WBC) since 2020.

“Yes, another fight in preparation would be perfect after a long period of inactivity, but if there is an opportunity, you have to grab it with both hands, 100%. The boxing world needs it,” Joshua said about as expected. ‘Battle of Britain’ so far frustrated with negotiations that failed in the past.

While the world title unification match between Fury and Usyk, scheduled for late April at Wembley, finally went ahead, Joshua’s promoter, eddie hearnhas revived the idea of ​​a fight between his disciple and ‘Hypsy King’a confrontation not seen despite lengthy negotiations that took place when the two Britons were world champions.

Given the background of the past few years, nailing that Joshua-Fury won’t be easy, but it’s certainly one of the fights boxing fans are hoping will happen sooner rather than later.