Teper vs Helenius

Who won Teper vs Helenius?

Robert Helenius beat Erkan Teper by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, September 29th, 2018, at Waldenbuch, Baden-Württemberg.

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

Teper vs Helenius stats

Back in September 2018, Robert Helenius stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Erkan Teper made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Teper had a slight advantage in power over Helenius, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Helenius' 59%.

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

Helenius had a height advantage of 2 inches over Teper.

Both Robert Helenius and Erkan Teper fought out of an orthodox stance.

Helenius was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Teper, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 81 more professional rounds, totaling 206 compared to Teper's 125.

Robert Helenius went into the fight ranked number 7 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Teper vs Helenius form

Robert Helenius had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gonzalo Omar Basile on December 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland.

Before that, he had won against Konstantin Airich on September 10, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Baltic Hall, Mariehamn.

He had been beaten by Johann Duhaupas on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki.

Activity check

Helenius' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Teper's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Teper vs Helenius start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Waldenbuch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Teper vs Helenius?

Robert Helenius was a 5/2 (+250) underdog going into the contest, while Erkan Teper made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.