Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin
By Our Reporter
For British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, this is indeed good news.
Joshua has literally found his feet and returned back l to the path of victory.
He defeated Jermaine Franklin to stage a comeback after string of losses.
AJ made his return to the ring for the first time since his back-to-back loss to Ukrainian war hero, Oleksandr Usyk.
He had vowed to go into retirement if he lost to Franklin in one of the most important matches of his career.
This is his first win since December 2020 when he was stopped by Kubrat Pulev.
Franklin previously held an unbeaten start to his career, winning on his first 20 outings. But he lost against Dillian Whyte in his UK debut.
In the first round, Joshua stuck a jab into the face of Franklin, who exploded with shots over the top.
Joshua was in control but neither he nor Franklin wanted to take a risk.
In the second round, Joshua bled from his nose following tackle from his opponent.
AJ came out with more of a bounce, moving around the target but Franklin fired off with his jab.
In Round 3, Joshua missed with his right but Franklin responded by charging him down.
In the fourth round, Joshua threw a stinging one-two combination but it missed and Franklin returned with fire.
After the 12th round, Joshua was declared winner by a unanimous decision.
