Follow usAJ to fight Franklin in London on April 1
British heavyweight Anthony Joshua has officially appointed Derrick James as his new head coach ahead of his comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin on April 1.
AJ is set to return after the Oleksandr Usyk defeats as he takes on the American contender who was last seen battling Dillian Whyte in November.
The former unified heavyweight world champion had previously trained in Sheffield with Robert McCracken for a large portion of his career until his first loss to Usyk in 2021.
Joshua then splits with his long-time mentor and headed out to the USA to scout new coaches.
He decided to link up with Robert Garcia and brought him to Britain to prepare for the second bout with Usyk.
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