Dillian Whyte marks ring return with unconvincing win over Jermaine Franklin

Step one: Whyte marked his return with a win over Franklin

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Dillian Whyte laboured to a majority decision win against Jermaine Franklin on his return to the boxing ring.

Almost eight months to the day the ‘Body Snatcher’ lost to Tyson Fury, Whyte was in desperate need of a victory, with a second meeting with Anthony Joshua widely tipped for 2023.