Dillian Whyte vs Jermaine Franklin

Maximum Violence
Date26 November 2022
VenueWembley Arena, Wembley, London, UK
Tale of the tape
Boxer United Kingdom Dillian Whyte United States Jermaine Franklin
Nickname "The Body Snatcher" "989 Assassin"
Hometown Brixton, London, UK Saginaw, Michigan, US
Pre-fight record 28–3 (19 KOs) 21–0 (14 KOs)[1]
Age 34 years, 7 months 29 years, 1 month
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 253+1⁄4 lb (115 kg) 257 lb (117 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC
No. 7 Ranked Heavyweight
IBF
No. 9 Ranked Heavyweight
The Ring/TBRB
No. 5 Ranked Heavyweight		 WBO
No. 12 Ranked Heavyweight
Result
Whyte wins via MD (115-115, 116-112, 116-112)

Dillian Whyte vs. Jermaine Franklin, billed as Maximum Violence was a professional heavyweight boxing match contested between former WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin.[2][3]

The bout was held at the Wembley Arena, London, England on the 26 November 2022.[2][3]

Background

After his world title shot against Tyson Fury in April ended in a stoppage defeat, Whyte linked up with new trainer Buddy McGirt ahead of his comeback fight against unbeaten Jermaine Franklin.[4]

The fight

The fight was largely uneventful, however Whyte hurt Franklin with a clean left hand at the end of the 12th round. One judge had it 115-115 with the other two scoring it for Whyte 116-112.[2][3]

Aftermath

Franklin said afterwards "I felt like I got robbed on the decision, I felt like I did enough". With former foe Anthony Joshua at ringside, talk of a potential rematch in 2023 continued apace.[5]

Fight card

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight United Kingdom Dillian Whyte def. United States Jermaine Franklin MD 12
Heavyweight United Kingdom Fabio Wardley def. United Kingdom Nathan Gorman TKO 3/12 2:33
Light welterweight United Kingdom Sandy Ryan def. Argentina Anahí Ester Sánchez UD 10
Cruiserweight United Kingdom Cheavon Clarke def. Argentina Jose Gregorio Ulrich TKO 2/8 0:32
Welterweight United Kingdom Pat McCormack def. Argentina Christian Nicolas Andino PTS 6
Middleweight United Kingdom Mark Dickinson def. United Kingdom Gideon Onyenani PTS 6
Heavyweight Republic of Ireland Thomas Carty def. Ukraine Pavlo Krolenko TKO 5/6 1:12
Middleweight United Kingdom George Liddard def. Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Matic TKO 2/4 0:25

Reference: [6]

References

  1. ^ "Jermaine Franklin - News, Record & Stats, Next Fight & Tickets".
  2. ^ a b c "Dillian Whyte edges out Jermaine Franklin | Could he now be Anthony Joshua's next opponent?". Sky Sports.
  3. ^ a b c "Whyte outpoints Franklin in later rounds for win". ESPN.com. 27 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Dillian Whyte to face Jermaine Franklin in first bout since Tyson Fury defeat". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  5. ^ Coral Barry. "Dillian Whyte: Briton delivers flat performance in points victory over Jermaine Franklin". bbc.co.uk. OVO Arena: BBC. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. ^ "BoxRec". boxrec.com.
Preceded by Dillian Whyte' bouts
26 November 2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
vs. Rodney Moore
 Jermaine Franklin's bouts
26 November 2022 		Succeeded by