Anthony Joshua to fight Jermaine Franklin on April 1

Anthony Joshua will begin his comeback trail with a fight against American Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena in London on April 1

RETURN: Anthony Joshua will return to boxing in April. Pic: Steven Paston/PA

Anthony Joshua will begin his comeback trail with a fight against Jermaine Franklin at the O2 Arena on April 1.

The former world heavyweight champion suffered a second consecutive defeat to Oleksandr Usyk last August in Saudi Arabia.