Video: Anthony Joshua outweighs Jermaine Franklin by 21.3 pounds
Anthony Joshua came in at a career high, Jermaine Franklin at better weight than his previous few fights.
The fighters weighed in Friday afternoon for their heavyweight fight Saturday night at O2 Arena in London (DAZN), with Joshua at 255.4 pounds and Franklin at 234.1.
That’s the most Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs)) has weighed for any fight but not by much. He was 254.0 for his meeting with Carlos Takam in 2017. He weighed 244.5 for his most recent fight, a decision loss in his rematch with the relatively small, quick Oleksandr Usyk in August.
Franklin (21-1, 14 KOs) will be at his lightest since he weighed 231.5 for his fight with Pavel Sour in 2019, after which he left the sport for two-plus years.
He returned much heavier, 277.5 for his comeback fight against Rodney Moore last May and 257.0 for a bout with Dillian Whyte he took on late notice in November. He lost to Whyte by a disputed majority decision.
The native of Saginaw, Michigan, has now worked himself back into shape.
Anthony Joshua career weigh-in results:
vs Klitschko – 250lbs
vs Takam – 254lbs
vs Parker – 242lbs
vs Povetkin – 246.3lbs
vs Ruiz I – 247.8lbs
vs Ruiz II – 237lbs
vs Pulev – 240.8lbs
vs Usyk – 240lbs
vs Usyk II – 244½lbs
vs Franklin – 255.4lbs— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) March 31, 2023
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