American heavyweight Jermaine Franklin shared his opinion on the controversial strike Daniel Dubois in the fifth round of the fight against Alexandra Usika.
Anthony Joshua wants to establish a long-term working relationship with his new coach. The former heavyweight champion began working with renowned trainer Derrick James ahead of his fight against Jermain Franklin in April in London. Joshua won by a convincing decision in a bout that was viewed positively by many, although rather unimpressively.
Robert Garcia expressed regret that his former ward Anthony Joshua took his criticism as a sign of disrespect. Garcia worked with Joshua last year ahead of a rematch with the unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia. Joshua performed well in the 12-round fight, especially well in the ninth round, but in the end he lost to the Ukrainian for the second time in a row by a decision of the judges.
As a result of Saturday's sensational duel in London, a queue has already lined up from those wishing to meet with Zhang Zhilei (25-1-1, 20 KOs). Derek Chisora (33-13, 23 KOs) and Jermaine Franklin (21-2, 14 KOs) became one of the first to offer their candidacies as potential opponents of the Chinese.
The VADA Anti-Doping Commission announced that all tests related to the April fight between Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22 KOs) and Jermain Franklin (21-2, 14 KOs), gave a negative result.