Anthony Joshua will return to London’s O2 Enviornment to combat America’s Jermaine Franklin on April 1 as he appears to be like to work his approach again to the highest of the heavyweight division.

Joshua is on the comeback path after two consecutive defeats to Oleksandr Usyk and the lack of his unified world heavyweight championship.

However the Briton guarantees: “I am not conflict torn, I nonetheless really feel recent.”

He insists he’s intensely centered on this significant return.

“Locked in. It is a critical opponent, I respect all my opponents,” Joshua mentioned.

“He is coming to combat. That can make me preserve my ft on the bottom.

“All through my profession that is in all probability probably the most critical time I’ve taken it.

“Every thing I have been by way of, optimistic, detrimental I am utilizing it to gasoline this camp.”

Towards Franklin, the previous titlist will likely be having his first combat with coach Derrick James, and for the primary time he has been coaching in Houston, Texas.

“I am a critical particular person I am not there for anything,” Joshua mentioned. “I am there to place my head down and prepare for a combat.

“With Derrick right here, he is obtained some tips up his sleeve for positive and we’re wanting ahead to April.”

“The world hasn’t seen the most effective of Anthony Joshua,” James mentioned.

“He is an amazing fighter. Nice athleticism, nice foot motion, very mental in the beginning. He understands this sport and understands what I am asking him to do.”

Joshua has a renewed focus. He defined {that a} “worry of going again to sq. one” had pushed him to “construct an empire”. Now he feels he can purely focus on his boxing

“It is a prizefighting sport,” he mentioned. “I do it as a result of I am good at it and I hustle laborious.”

Michigan’s Franklin boxed in London final November, shedding a detailed majority choice to Dillian Whyte.

However he maintained: “I really feel like I gained the combat.

“That is boxing. I am not going to cry about it. I’ve obtained the utmost confidence, I imagine I might beat anyone. There’s by no means a doubt in my thoughts. If you happen to’ve obtained doubt, you are within the mistaken sport.

“It’s going to be a superb second in my profession. I’ve obtained the need, I’ve obtained the center for it. I am able to go to conflict.”