Anthony Joshua's return match will take place in April
Joshua has lost his last two matches
Promoter Eddie Hearn has announced that heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua's return match will take place on April 1 at the O2 Arena in London.
American Jermaine Franklin, who was defeated by Dillian Whyte on points last November, is most likely to face Joshua.
The fight will be formally announced during a press conference the following week.
"It's a really tough fight with loads of pressure to come back because if AJ doesn't win this fight, then we've got a major problem," said Hearn.
"I believe you'll see a statement from a guy who is very dangerous, very motivated to become a three-time heavyweight world champion."
Joshua has lost his last two matches, both to Oleksandr Usyk, the undisputed heavyweight world champion.
"There's so much contradiction: 'Anthony Joshua is finished, mentally he's shot, but he'll knock out Jermaine Franklin inside three rounds,'" Hearn told 5 Live Boxing in New York.
"The same people that say Jermaine Franklin beat Dillian Whyte but he's a terrible opponent for Anthony Joshua, in a comeback fight after two defeats to the pound-for-pound number one. What this guy has done from a resume perspective is unbelievable."
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