On April 1, 2023, a 29-year-old Jermaine Franklin Jr. (21-1, 14 KOs) and a 33-year-old British boxer Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Franklin Jr. came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days. Joshua was on a -2-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 12 days.
Anthony Joshua defeated Jermaine Franklin via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Joshua improves his record to 25-3, while Franklin Jr. adds a loss to his record at 21-2.
On November 26, 2022, a 29-year-old Jermaine Franklin Jr. (21-0, 14 KOs) and a 34-year-old British boxer Dillian Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Franklin Jr. came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 19 days. Whyte was on a -1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 3 days.
Dillian Whyte defeated Jermaine Franklin via majority decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Whyte improves his record to 29-3, while Franklin Jr. adds a loss to his record at 21-1.