Anthony Joshua expects to weigh in heavier for his fight against Jermaine Franklin than he did for his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk last August.
The former two-time heavyweight champion is searching for his first win over two years against Franklin on Saturday at The O2 arena after suffering consecutive defeats by Usyk. Joshua lost his belts to the Ukranian in September 2021 and failed to win them back in their second fight, stepping on the scale fought at 244.5lb for that fight.
Joshua has weighed around 240lb for most of his professional career, but did fight at the 230lb mark shortly after winning Olympic gold in 2012. 'AJ' expects himself to weigh more than his last fight against Usyk but has insisted that physique has little importance in heavyweight boxing.
