Joshua vs Helenius

Who won Joshua vs Helenius?

Anthony Joshua beat Robert Helenius by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Filip Hrgovic was victorious over Demsey McKean, Johnny Fisher beat Harry Armstrong, and Derek Chisora defeated Gerald Washington.

Joshua vs Helenius stats

Back in August 2023, Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Robert Helenius made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Anthony Joshua was the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Helenius had a height advantage of 1 inch over Joshua. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua and Robert Helenius fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 4 months later than Helenius, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 39 fewer professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Helenius' 206.

Anthony Joshua went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Joshua vs Helenius form

Joshua had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on September 25, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Kubrat Pulev on December 12, 2020, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

He had won against Andy Ruiz Jr on December 7, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Helenius had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Mika Mielonen on August 5, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Operastage, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna, Finland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on October 15, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Adam Kownacki on October 9, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Adam Kownacki on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had lost to Gerald Washington on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round at Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Joshua had been fighting more than Robert Helenius.

Going into this contest, Anthony Joshua had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Robert Helenius' last outing had been 7 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Helenius' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Joshua vs Helenius start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joshua vs Helenius?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Joshua vs Helenius?

Anthony Joshua was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Robert Helenius made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.