Anthony Joshua says his career is over if he loses against Jermaine Franklin.
English professional boxer of Nigerian descent Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua has given an assessment of his return to the ring.
Joshua after a six months break returns to the ring against American professional boxer Jermaine Franklin.
The 33-year-old returns after back-to-back losses against Ukrainian professional boxer Oleksandr Usyk.
Anthony Joshua on the fight against Jermaine Franklin
Joshua lost the IBF, IBO, WBA, and WBO boxing heavyweight titles against Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium back in 2021.
In the rematch, Joshua was unable to reclaim the belts from Usyk at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Joshua in an interview with DAZN Boxing gave an analysis of the importance of the fight against Franklin.
Anthony Joshua says his career is over if he loses to Jermaine Franklin
Joshua stated that after back-to-back defeats to Usyk, he has to win against Franklin or his career is over.
He said, "I have to take him seriously and he'll be game so I hope I'm Victorious April 1st because apparently if I lose against him my career is done.
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"That means that no one will let me fight again by the sounds of things so all these narratives that they create.
"I just gotta make sure that I live in my own Realms like this is a serious fighter he's not a comeback fight and I'm not going to lose.
"So there is no if. I've got to stay focused on winning."
A victory for Joshua against Franklin will help his cause to become a three-time heavyweight boxing champion.
Joshua takes on Franklin at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday, April 1, 2023.