British heavyweight Anthony Joshua volition combat Jermaine Franklin connected 1 April astatine the O2 Arena successful London.
Joshua, 33, who mislaid his past 2 fights to satellite champion Oleksandr Usyk, volition beryllium seeking a archetypal triumph since beating Kubrat Pulev successful 2020.
Franklin was precocious defeated by Briton Dillian Whyte, marking a archetypal nonaccomplishment successful 22 fights for the 29-year-old American.
Promoting his instrumentality to the ring, Joshua tweeted: "A caller dawn."
The two-time satellite champion mislaid by divided determination arsenic helium sought to recapture the unified heavyweight titles from Usyk successful August.
That was Joshua's 3rd vocation decision successful 27 fights, pursuing a daze nonaccomplishment to Andy Ruiz Jr successful 2019 which helium aboriginal avenged.
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