‘I deserve another shot’ – Fuming Jermaine Franklin demands Dillian Whyte rematch after being ‘robbed’ in fight
JERMAINE FRANKLIN fumed that he deserves another shot at Dillian Whyte after being "robbed" of a win.
The American was on the wrong end of a disputed majority decision verdict at Wembley Arena.
Franklin made his feelings known after the fight and was adamant he deserved to travel home with an upset win.
He said: “I feel like I got robbed, I feel I’ve done enough to get the decision.
"I felt like I won earlier rounds. I just felt I got robbed on the decision. I had a seven week camp, I’ve done what I could.
"I’m down for a rematch if they give it to me, but I felt like I won, I felt like I got robbed on the decision.
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“I proved a lot of people wrong. I prove people wrong everyday , that’s what we do.
"A lot of people look and they judge but they don’t have the heart to step in here and fight."
Whyte, 34, had the right to exercise a rematch clause if he lost but Franklin, 29, was not given such a luxury.
But the beaten contender feels he is owed a second fight and that Whyte knows that too.
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Franklin said: "He knows he didn't win the fight, that's how I feel.
"Honestly, as a man, you know when you take an L and you know when you win.
"I know deep down inside, he knows that he didn't pull that victory through, so I feel I deserve another shot, honestly."
