Helenius vs Washington

Who won Helenius vs Washington?

Gerald Washington beat Robert Helenius by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, July 13th, 2019, at Armory, Minnesota.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Jamal James was victorious over Antonio DeMarco for the WBA Interim World Welterweight championship, and Charles Martin beat Daniel Martz.

Helenius vs Washington stats

Back in July 2019, Robert Helenius stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gerald Washington made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Washington had a slight advantage in power over Helenius, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Helenius' 61%.

Robert Helenius was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

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

Both Robert Helenius and Gerald Washington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Helenius was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Washington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 71 more professional rounds, totaling 206 compared to Washington's 135.

Robert Helenius went into the fight ranked number 5 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Helenius vs Washington form

Robert Helenius had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Erkan Teper on September 29, 2018, by knockout in the 8th round at Waldenbuch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Dillian Whyte on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Evgeny Orlov on June 17, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Kalev, Tallinn, Estonia.

Before that, he had won against Gonzalo Omar Basile on December 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland.

He had beaten Konstantin Airich on September 10, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Baltic Hall, Mariehamn.

Washington had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Adam Kownacki on January 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Jarrell Miller on July 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had defeated Ray Austin on July 16, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

He had won against Eddie Chambers on April 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Robert Helenius had last fought 9 months and 14 days ago, while Gerald Washington's last outing had been 5 months and 17 days ago.

Helenius' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Washington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Helenius vs Washington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Armory, Minnesota, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Helenius vs Washington?

Helenius vs Washington was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Helenius vs Washington?

Robert Helenius was a 53/100 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Gerald Washington made his way into the ring at 77/50 (+150) with oddsmakers.