Kownacki vs Helenius

Who won Kownacki vs Helenius?

Robert Helenius beat Adam Kownacki by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, March 7th, 2020, at Barclays Center, New York.

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 Efe Ajagba was victorious over Razvan Cojanu, and Frank Sanchez beat Joey Dawejko.

Kownacki vs Helenius stats

Back in March 2020, Adam Kownacki stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robert Helenius made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kownacki had an advantage in power over Helenius, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Helenius' 62%.

Adam Kownacki was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Helenius had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kownacki. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Adam Kownacki and Robert Helenius fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kownacki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 5 months later than Helenius, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 90 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Helenius' 206.

Adam Kownacki went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Robert Helenius was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.

Kownacki vs Helenius form

Kownacki had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Chris Arreola on August 3, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Gerald Washington on January 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Charles Martin on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Iago Kiladze on January 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Artur Szpilka on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale.

Robert Helenius had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gerald Washington on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round at Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Erkan Teper on September 29, 2018, by knockout in the 8th round at Waldenbuch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Adam Kownacki had last fought 7 months and 4 days ago, while Robert Helenius' last outing had been 7 months and 23 days ago.

Kownacki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Helenius' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Kownacki vs Helenius start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kownacki vs Helenius?

The FOX show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The BoxNation broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Kownacki vs Helenius?

Adam Kownacki was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Robert Helenius made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.