Whyte is willing to fight Joshua

The promoter of British heavyweight Dillian Whyte (27-3, 19 KOs) Eddie Hearn believes that his ward will win a landslide knockout victory over American Jermaine Franklin (21-0, 14 KOs) and will be the main option for the return of Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KO) into the ring.

"White vs. Franklin is the most likely next opponent for Anthony Joshua in his first fight in 2023."

According to Hearn, most likely, a rematch between Whyte and Joshua will take place in the summer of 2023.

“Anthony Joshua will return to the ring at the end of February or he will wait for the big fight. If he waits, he will immediately go to Dillian Whyte, if not, then we will fight White in the summer after Joshua fights in February. Anthony is not interested in beating a few easy opponents who can be knocked out. He never did it."

“White has four or five fights left and he just wants to fight all these guys. Dillian wants to fight Deontay Wilder, he would love to fight Fury again, he wants Usyk, Joyce, Dubois, but first of all he needs to get a convincing victory against Franklin, make a good impression and show that he has a lot more in store strength."