Anthony Joshua begins a new chapter of his career on Saturday night, with Jermaine Franklin the opponent for his first fight since last August's defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.
Successive defeats have left Joshua with a record of three losses in his past five fights and the fight against Franklin provides a perfect opportunity to begin a resurgence.
Such is the current chaos at the top of the heavyweight division, a win could feasibly set up 'AJ' for a world title fight within the next 18 months, with another fight likely to take place before then.
Franklin is regarded as one of the more dangerous upcoming fighters in the division, however, and is still feared despite defeat to Dillian Whyte at Wembley Arena in November.
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