Anthony Joshua vs. Jermaine Franklin odds, picks and predictions

In a 12-round heavyweight bout, Anthony Joshua meets Jermaine Franklin on Saturday afternoon at O2 Arena in London. The fight card is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET, with the main event scheduled for approximately 4:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Joshua vs. Franklin odds, and make our expert boxing picks and predictions.

Joshua looks to get back on track after a pair of decision setbacks to Oleksandr Usyk in his past 2 outings.

On Sept. 25, 2021, Joshua lost the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight belts to Usyk at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, losing by unanimous decision. The 2 pugilists met at Jeddah Superdome Aug. 20, 2022, in a rematch, and Joshua was again on the short end in a narrow split-decision loss.

In his most-recent loss, one judge scored the fight 115-113 in Joshua's favor, but another had him down 116-112 on points, and the other 115-113 going for Usyk.

His last victory was a KO win over Kubrat Pulev at Wembley Arena, following up a unanimous-decision win over Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia.

Franklin is coming off his 1st-career setback, a majority-decision loss to Dillian Whyte at Wembley in Nov. 2022. He had won his first 21 career bouts, including 14 via knockout. The 29-year-old, a.k.a. "989 Assassin", stands 4 inches shorter than his Briton counterpart, while giving up 5 inches in reach, too.