When is Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin fight? Date, TV price and undercard

Anthony Joshua returns to the ring in April, with American heavyweight Jermaine Franklin facing the former world champion in a London fight.

Joshua has faced the toughest run of his career so far in recent years, with three defeats in his last four fights and the loss of his world titles. However, he will hope to rebuild his once fearsome reputation in 2023, with a fight against Franklin to start for the 33-year old.

Franklin was beaten by Dillian Whyte in April, with some calling for Joshua to face him instead, but a confidence building outing for Joshua is what is expected from his 29-year-old opponent. Franklin was unbeaten until his last visit to London on November 26 where he was soundly beaten by Whyte at Wembley Arena.

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A win against a Franklin would not immediately command a world title shot, however, it would prove that Joshua still has the fire in him to earn such a shot in the future. A potential fight against Deontay Wilder could await later this year dependent on results in what is set to be an exciting 2023 in the heavyweight division with Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk set to take place in addition to Wilder's rematch with Andy Ruiz jr.

The fight takes place at the O2 Arena in London, with the date set for Saturday, April 1.

The fight will be shown live on DAZN, with no pay-per-view in an interesting move from the streaming platform.

However, the bundle of packages available have risen in cost ahead of the fight, with a rolling monthly package now costing £19.99 while a yearly payment now costs £99.99.

You can view DAZN packages and sign up here.

Anthony Joshua:

“I'm looking forward to stepping back into the ring on April 1