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Anthony Joshua has vowed that he will retire from boxing on Saturday evening if he loses to Jermain Franklin in his comeback fight at the O2 Arena.
The former two-time world champion will return to the ring this weekend to face the American heavyweight after suffering successive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk.
Joshua is looking to make a statement at the ‘Lions Den’ and record his first professional win since December 2020 when he beat Kubrat Pulev via TKO.
Nigerian born British boxer was scheduled to fight Tyson Fury in a bout in November or December, however, the fight never came to fruition due to sponsorship issues. The 33-year-old would later opt to face Franklin come Saturday at the O2 Arena in Greenwich in London as he hopes to upturn his bad run of form, after losses to Oleksandr Usyk in August of 2022 and get back in contention for the titles.
“I will retire if I lose,” an excited Joshua said when asked about a possible end to his career
“I’m not here to battle people. If people want me to retire I will retire. I’m not going to fight if people don’t want me to…
