Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin is slated for April 1, but there are concerns over fans turning up. Latest reports have it that several seating sections are still available, with barely a month before the fight.
Tickets for Anthony Joshua vs Jermaine Franklin have not
been selling as expected and it appears fans have branded the contest
uninteresting with thousands of tickets still available.
The O2 Arena’s website shows that there are loads of
sections with available seating just a month out from the fight on April 1.
Joshua has lost three out of his last four bouts and so is
set to take a step down in competition in order to rebuild some momentum
against the American.
Franklin (21-1) last fought in November in a losing effort
against Dillian Whyte but earned plaudits for taking the Briton down to the
wire after being widely written off by critics.
Meanwhile, Joshua (27-3) had the option to face either Otto
Wallin, Demsey McKean, or Franklin and went with the latter.
Providing all goes well against Franklin, he is expected to
box Whyte in June followed by a blockbuster showdown against Tyson Fury or
Deontay Wilder to close out the year.
But with Joshua expected to get back on track against
Franklin next month, it seems fans aren’t as excited for the matchup, with a
huge array of seats still without buyers to watch the fight in person.
There is still just under four weeks to go until fight night
but early indications suggest that Joshua could struggle to sell out the arena
despite having previously filled far bigger venues on multiple occasions such
as the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley.
Joshua stock has fallen considerably over the past few years
following back-to-back defeats to Ukrainian heavyweight champion Oleksandr
Usyk.
Meanwhile, UK magazine readers recently ruled out Joshua
regaining the world titles with 82.7% of the 4,862 voters in the poll believing
his time at the top is over.
His comeback fight with Franklin also ranked bottom in a
recent poll which asked readers which fights in 2023 they were most looking
forward to while Tyson Fury vs Usyk came out on top.
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