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British heavyweight Anthony Joshua’s comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin takes place on Saturday at London’s O2 Arena.<\/span><\/p>\n Former world champion Joshua, 33, is looking for his first win since 2020 after falling to back-to-back defeats in his past two fights.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Here is what you need to know about how to follow the fight on the BBC, ring walk times and details of who is on the undercard.<\/span><\/p>\n Ring walks for the main event are expected to start around 22:30 BST, but might be a bit later depending on when the undercard fights finish.<\/span><\/p>\n Boxing on the undercard is set to start at 18:00. <\/span><\/p>\n The undercard features:<\/span><\/p>\n Fabio Wardley v Michael Polite Coffie<\/span><\/p>\n Matteo Signani v Felix Cash<\/span><\/p>\n Austin Williams v River Wilson-Bent<\/span><\/p>\n Campbell Hatton v Louis Fielding<\/span><\/p>\n John Hedges v Daniel Bocianski<\/span><\/p>\n Ziyad Almaayouf vs Georgi Velichkov<\/span><\/p>\n Peter Kadiru vs Alen Lauriolle<\/span><\/p>\n Jurgen Uldedaj v Benoit Huber<\/span><\/p>\n BBC Radio 5 Live<\/span><\/a> will have live commentary, which will also be available on BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app, and there will be live text commentary on the website and app.<\/span><\/p>\n Joshua has suffered consecutive world-title defeats, losing both times against unified champion Oleksandr Usyk. <\/span><\/p>\n He said last month he has put his heart back into the sport and was now more serious than ever before about his boxing career. <\/span><\/p>\n Joshua is fighting at the O2 Arena for the first time since 2016, and it is the first time in eight years he will not be fighting for a world title.<\/span><\/p>\n After his recent defeats, the Briton needs a win at what is a crossroads in his career. Promoter Eddie Hearn described Saturday’s contest as “perhaps the most important chapter so far” for Joshua, who has changed coaches to work with Derrick James to help him rebuild his form.<\/span><\/p>\n The 29-year-old Franklin – who lost to Dillian Whyte on points last December – is considered the clear underdog.<\/span><\/p>\n The BBC is not responsible for any changes to dates and fixtures.<\/em><\/p>\n London, England<\/span><\/p>\n April 8<\/strong><\/p>\n Texas, USA<\/span><\/p>\n Newark, USA<\/span><\/p>\n Tokyo, Japan <\/span><\/p>\n April 15<\/strong><\/p>\n London, England<\/span><\/p>\n April 22<\/strong><\/p>\n Cardiff, Wales<\/span><\/p>\n Las Vegas, USA<\/span><\/p>\n Guadalajara, Mexico<\/span><\/p>\n May 7<\/strong><\/p>\n Yokohama, Japan <\/span><\/p>\n May 10<\/strong><\/p>\n Dublin, Ireland<\/span><\/p>\n Washington DC, USA<\/span><\/p>\n January 21<\/strong><\/p>\n Manchester, England<\/span><\/p>\n January 28<\/strong><\/p>\n London, England<\/span><\/p>\n New York, USA<\/span><\/p>\n February 11<\/strong><\/p>\n London, England<\/span><\/p>\n San Antonio, Texas<\/span><\/p>\n February 18<\/strong><\/p>\n Nottingham, England<\/span><\/p>\n February 26<\/strong><\/p>\n Riyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/span><\/p>\n Paris, France<\/span><\/p>\n Liverpool, England<\/span><\/p>\n Manchester, England<\/span><\/p>\n Las Vegas, USA<\/span><\/p>\n California, USA<\/span><\/p>\n Telford, England<\/span><\/p>\nWhat time is the Joshua v Franklin ring walk?<\/h3>\n
Who is on the undercard of Joshua v Franklin?<\/h3>\n
What is the BBC coverage of Joshua v Franklin?<\/h3>\n
What is at stake for Joshua against Franklin?<\/h3>\n
Boxing schedule for 2023<\/h2>\n
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