Who won Helenius vs Kownacki II?
Robert Helenius beat Adam Kownacki by on Saturday, October 9th, 2021, at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.
The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Robert Helenius.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Tyson Fury beating Deontay Wilder for the WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Efe Ajagba lost to Frank Sanchez, Julian Williams was overcome by Vladimir Hernandez, Edgar Berlanga was victorious over Marcelo Esteban Coceres, Robeisy Ramirez beat Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz, and Jared Anderson defeated Vladimir Tereshkin.
Helenius vs Kownacki II stats
Back in October 2021, Robert Helenius stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Adam Kownacki made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Kownacki had an advantage in power over Helenius, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Helenius' 63%.
Robert Helenius was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.
Helenius had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kownacki. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Robert Helenius and Adam Kownacki fought out of an orthodox stance.
Helenius was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Kownacki, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 90 more professional rounds, totaling 206 compared to Kownacki's 116.
Robert Helenius went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at heavyweight.
Adam Kownacki was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.
Helenius vs Kownacki II form
Robert Helenius had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Adam Kownacki on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gerald Washington on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round at Armory, Minnesota.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Erkan Teper on September 29, 2018, by knockout in the 8th round at Waldenbuch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Before that, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.
He had beaten Evgeny Orlov on June 17, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Kalev, Tallinn, Estonia.
Kownacki had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Robert Helenius on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Chris Arreola on August 3, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Gerald Washington on January 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.
Before that, he had defeated Charles Martin on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.
He had won against Iago Kiladze on January 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Barclays Center, New York.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adam Kownacki had been fighting more than Robert Helenius.
Going into this contest, Robert Helenius had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 2 days ago, while Adam Kownacki's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 2 days ago.
Helenius' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
Kownacki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
What time did Helenius vs Kownacki II start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:30 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Helenius vs Kownacki II?
Helenius vs Kownacki II was broadcast on ESPN PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.
What were the odds on Helenius vs Kownacki II?
Robert Helenius was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Adam Kownacki made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.
