Some more behind the scenes action from Anthony Joshua's training camp in Texas.

"I didn't come here for a holiday and to chill I want to get better, challenge myself," said Joshua.

"When I fought Usyk I felt like I let a lot of people down, they feel like 'is his mind in it?'

"My heart is in it fully, this is all I have."

Tyson Fury's coach SugarHill Steward: "In Jermaine Franklin's last fight, his biggest fight to date, he surprised everyone. He's right there in the mix. Very, very possibly a big upset. Just a good fight, I hope. I want to be entertained. I know Franklin - he's from my home town. I know his trainer, we go way back. I'm expecting a good fight from that side. I'm also expecting a good fight from Anthony Joshua, who is being trained and handled by Derrick James. I know what Derrick brings to the table."

Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn: "I'd say Joshua wins by stoppage inside seven rounds. I'm going for rounds four to six. It's been a while since we've seen an early AJ stoppage but I think you'll see one."

Unified light--middleweight champion Natasha Jonas: "AJ wins for me. I think he stops him in the middle rounds."

Eddie Hearn has just tweeted ringwalks are about 20 minutes away, which means we're well ahead of schedule.

We were aiming for 22:40, so maybe we'll get a slightly earlier showing!

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BBC Sport at O2 Arena, London

I saw Dillian Whyte in the O2 grounds earlier, obliging every single fan who asked for a photo.

It could have been Joshua-Whyte II tonight.

When Whyte faced Franklin in November, it was suggested the winner would face Joshua next.

Instead, it was lucky loser Franklin who was given a lucrative AJ bout.

We're moving closer to the main event. Hands are getting wrapped backstage. Both men look relaxed.

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World light-welterweight champion Josh Taylor has also paid tribute to mentor and fellow Scottish fighter Ken Buchanan, who has died at 77.

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"Absolutely beautiful boxer. Everything off a left jab, hit you with combinations, tremendous technique."

Barry McGuigan's description of Ken Buchanan from their sparring sessions back in the day has been echoed by many.

He was talking in general but the words also fit perfectly as a review of Buchanan's greatest success, the day he became world lightweight champion in Puerto Rico in September 1970.

The venue, the conditions, the quality of opposition and the circumstances around the contest persuade me to rank Buchanan's win against the Panamanian Ismael Laguna as the best by a British boxer in my lifetime.

Buchanan had retired the previous year, aged just 24, in frustration at the lack of opportunities coming his way. "I was down to my last few pounds in the bank," he said in his autobiography High Life And Hard Times, published in the mid-1980s. He returned to work as a joiner, earning more than he pocketed in the ring at the time.

Later in 1969, Buchanan's mother died and it was at her funeral that his father reminded him how she was convinced "it was in your heart to be somebody in boxing".

Ken laced up the gloves again, only to lose for the first time in his professional career when outpointed by Spaniard Miguel Velazquez in a fight for the European title in January 1970 in Madrid.

The verdict was hotly disputed - and expected. Madrid, according to Hugh McIlvanney in the Observer newspaper, was a city "where a foreign boxer needs an opponent's death certificate to win a decision".

• Read more of Mike Costello's tribute to Ken Buchanan here

Ken Buchanan, Scotland's first undisputed world champion and arguably the country's greatest boxer, has died at the age of 77.

The Ken Buchanan Foundation confirmed the Edinburgh native's death on Saturday, a year after his son Mark said his father had been diagnosed with dementia.

"It is with great sadness that we inform you Ken passed away peacefully in his sleep," read a statement. "RIP Ken, always a gentleman and one of the best champions we will ever see."

Having turned professional in 1965, Buchanan memorably won the WBA lightweight world title by dethroning Panama's Ismael Laguna in the scorching heat of Puerto Rico in 1970.

That same year, the Scot was the American Boxing Writers' Association's Fighter of the Year, ahead of Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali.

Earlier today there was some sad news from the boxing world with the death of a legendary British fighter...

We've just seen a brutal stoppage victory from Ipswich-based Fabio Wardley, who gets rid of American Michael Polite-Coffie inside four rounds with a superb performance.

That takes Wardley, the current British heavyweight champion, to 16-0 with 15 of those victories coming inside the distance.

"He's a really experienced operator," said Wardley. "He can switch between stances, there was a lot for me to think over. I got a few shots off and was confident I could've closed the show but a win's a win."

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Earlier tonight there was some big news announced...

Britain's Leigh Wood will fight Mauricio Lara in a rematch for the WBA featherweight title at Manchester Arena on 27 May.

The Englishman lost his belt to Lara in February via a seventh-round knockout in Nottingham.

Wood, 34, had a rematch clause with the Mexican and will aim to reclaim the title he won in 2021.

Manchester fighter Jack Catterall is also in action in his first fight under the Matchroom banner.

Lara was losing the first fight before delivering a brutal left hook in the seventh round that floored his opponent.

Wood vowed to keep his head in the rematch, and not fall foul of the big-punching 25-year-old again.

"I had him beat, he was running out of ideas and gassing," Wood said. "I got a little too carried away and thought he was ready to go - and he wasn't. I swapped shots with him, held my feet and paid the price."

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at O2 Arena, London

Anthony Joshua is somewhat synonymous with the O2 Arena. He made his professional debut here in 2013. Three years later, he knocked out Charles Martin to win the IBF title.

It is Joshua’s eighth time fighting in the arena. All seven of his previous fights have been knockout wins.

But it’s also seven years - or 2472 days to be exact – since his last fight here. Will it be a homecoming to remember?

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Anthony Joshua's record at O2 is flawless. Seven fights, seven knockouts - with only two bouts going past the second round.

In total, Joshua has boxed for only 55 minutes and 46 seconds at the O2.

"We've been around the world, the Middle East, America, UK, but there's no place like home," Joshua says.

"I always say no matter how far you go, you always probably end up back home."

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"It is an honour to be back in the UK," said Jermaine Franklin, who lost on points to Dillian Whyte at Wembley Arena in November. "I’ve been on a little health journey. I changed my eating habits and changed stuff that I was consuming. My body weight just started falling off.

"We had more time to prepare for this fight so I’m more ready and I’m more in shape. I’m just ready to let the fireworks go. I’m just a huge fan of the sport. I watch a lot of boxing. I watched AJ fights way before we even had this opportunity or thought it was possible. I’m just a huge fan of the sport

"We've approached this fight with a whole new attitude, a whole new demeanour, a whole new strategy. He probably bulked up a little bit but we're ready for whatever. We've got a chin of steel.

"My confidence is always great. You’re in the wrong business if you don’t truly believe in yourself. You always have to have the extreme upmost confidence in yourself and you just have to put your faith in the work that’s gone on behind it. I’m going to get the win by any means possible."

Kal Sajad
BBC Sport at O2 Arena, London

Fight fans will know Franklin from his loss to Dillian Whyte in November. It was a close one, with many feeling Franklin should have been awarded the points decision.

Just a year ago Franklin was working in a roofing factory. The Michigan fighter has nothing to lose and everything to gain tonight, which makes him a dangerous fighter. He's also shed 23lbs since the Whyte fight.

I was chatting to some of his friends and family at the weigh-in. They say Franklin is not just here to make up the numbers. He's looking to send shockwaves in the heavweight division.

You can learn more about Franklin and his ascent to the top of heavyweight boxing on the 5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce podcast.

As always send us your thoughts on all of tonight's action by tweeting us using #bbcboxing and we will put the best messages in this page throughout the evening.

5 Live analyst Richie Woodhall: "I think this is brilliant match-making. Franklin is only 6ft 2in. He's fairly slow on his feet. I think this is the fight where Anthony Joshua can really shine. And really get in people's thinking again about being the best heavyweight in the world."

Olympic champion Lauren Price: "I'm going for an AJ stoppage. An explosive knockout would be good but he needs to win in style. It will be good for his confidence and in front of a home crowd."

Former featherweight champion Kid Galahad: "AJ knocks him out inside five rounds. He'll look sharp and devastating. I expect more focused work to the body under the stewardship of Derrick James."

Here's a great insight into how Anthony Joshua began working with new trainer Derrick James, who speaks of how he wants Joshua to unleash his full potential.

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Since losing to Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah, Anthony Joshua has linked up with trainer Derrick James, who works with world champions Errol Spence Jr and twins Jermall and Jermell Charlo, all based in his training camp in Texas.

"A loss is a chance to learn," Joshua says. "I lost and I've gone out and searched high and low.

"I've questioned myself and found most of the answers I've been looking for.

"I respect Derrick fully and I trust everything he's been saying. When you're a student of the game, there are certain times you can be on the same level as people you speak to about boxing but when I speak to Derrick and ask him certain questions, the knowledge he spits is phenomenal. The knowledge he gives me is really, really good."

American James is Joshua's third coach in as many fights, having previously worked with Robert McCracken and Robert Garcia.

Anthony Joshua won all of his first 22 professional bouts, but has now lost three of the past five.

He lost his WBA (Super), WBO and IBF titles to Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September 2021. A year later, in Saudi Arabia, he was again defeated on points by the Ukrainian.

After the fight, an angry Joshua threw the champion's belts out of the ring before taking the microphone and delivering an emotional speech. At the post-fight news conference, he was choking back the tears.