# Jermaine Franklin

Jermaine Franklin is an American heavyweight professional boxer.

## Early life

Franklin was born in Saginaw, Michigan where he spent most of his time growing up.

## Professional career

Franklin fought Dillian Whyte at Wembley Arena in London, on November 26, 2022. Whyte won by majority decision, although the decision of the fight was controversial with many scoring it as a draw, or for Franklin winning.
A bout between Franklin and Anthony Joshua took place on April 1, 2023 at The O2 in London, with Joshua the winner by unanimous decision.

## Professional boxing record

| 25 fights | 23 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s), time | Date | Location |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Devin Vargas | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | May 24, 2024 | Wayne State Fieldhouse, Detroit, U.S. |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Isaac Munoz Gutierrez | UD | 10 | Jul 15, 2023 | The Masonic Temple Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 23 | Loss | 21–2 | Anthony Joshua | UD | 12 | Apr 1, 2023 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Dillian Whyte | MD | 12 | Nov 26, 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Rodney Moore | TKO | 5 (8), 0:34 | May 7, 2022 | McBride Hall, Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Pavel Sour | UD | 10 | Oct 5, 2019 | Dort Federal Event Center, Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jerry Forrest | SD | 10 | Jul 12, 2019 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Rydell Booker | UD | 10 | Apr 13, 2019 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Craig Lewis | UD | 10 | Jul 13, 2018 | Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Ed Fountain | TKO | 8 (10), 1:32 | Mar 3, 2018 | Hollywood Casino Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Cory Phelps | KO | 1 (10), 1:07 | Dec 15, 2017 | Derby Park Expo, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Tyrell Wright | UD | 8 | Oct 19, 2017 | Mayflower Hotel,Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Daniel Pasciolla | TKO | 6 (8), 2:36 | Aug 12, 2017 | Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Akhror Muralimov | UD | 8 | Jul 29, 2017 | Huntington Park, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Danny Calhoun | KO | 1 (6), 0:59 | Jun 9, 2017 | St. Lucy's Palermo Hall, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Daniel Adotey Allotey | KO | 1 (6), 2:47 | Apr 8, 2017 | McBride Hall, Gary, Indiana, U.S. |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Adam Collins | TKO | 1 (6), 2:06 | Dec 17, 2016 | Mountaineer Casino Ballroom, New Cumberland, West Virginia, U.S. |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Robbie Mendez | TKO | 1 (4), 1:37 | Oct 7, 2016 | Radisson Hotel, Covington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Willie Jake Jr | TKO | 5 (6), 1:15 | May 27, 2016 | Old National Centre - Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Wesley Triplett | TKO | 6 (6), ? | Mar 26, 2016 | Ukrainian Hall, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kareem Brann | TKO | 1 (4), 2:28 | Dec 12, 2015 | Ring of Dreams Boxing Gym, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S. |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Nicholas Thompson | UD | 4 | Oct 17, 2015 | Civic Center, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Preston King | KO | 1 (4), 0:27 | Aug 22, 2015 | DeSander Pavilion, Saint Johns, Michigan, U.S. |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Vandale Slade | TKO | 1 (4), 1:40 | Jun 26, 2015 | Serbian American Cultural Center, Weirton, West Virginia, U.S. |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Deshawn Jenkins | TKO | 1 (4), 2:07 | Apr 4, 2015 | Riverside Ballroom, Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |