Former heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua defeated Jermaine Franklin by a one-sided decision Saturday at O2 Arena in London.
The official scores were 118-111, 117-111 and 117-111. Boxing Junkie scored it 118-110, 10 rounds to two.
Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) had a simple strategy, jab consistently and throw overhand right hands. And, later in the fight, he held Franklin any time the American got close to him.
The frustrated Franklin (21-2, 14 KOs) never stopped trying but was unable to land enough punches to win rounds.
Joshua was coming off back-to-back decision losses to Oleksandr Usyk, the first of which cost him his titles.
You can read a full report here.
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Good evening (afternoon on the U.S. West coast)!
Joshua and Franklin are in the ring. We’re a few minutes away from the heavyweight fight at O2 Arena in London (DAZN).
Will Joshua overwhelm Franklin, as the oddsmakers seem to expect? Or will Franklin deliver a genuine challenge following his solid performance against Dillian Whyte?
We’ll know soon.
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Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will return to the ring against Jermaine Franklin on Saturday night at O2 Arena in London (DAZN).
Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) is coming off back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk. Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs) lost a majority decision to Dillian Whyte in his last bout.
The featured fights on the card begin at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT (7 p.m. U.K. time). The main event will take place later in show.
Boxing Junkie will post the results of the main event immediately after it ends. Simply return to this post and refresh when the time comes.
Full coverage – a fight story, photo gallery and analysis – will follow on separate posts the day of the fight and the following day.
Enjoy the fights!
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