Whyte vs Helenius

Who won Whyte vs Helenius?

Dillian Whyte beat Robert Helenius by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 28th, 2017, at Principality Stadium, Wales.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Dillian Whyte.

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

Whyte vs Helenius stats

Back in October 2017, Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Robert Helenius made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Dillian Whyte was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Helenius had a height advantage of 3 inches over Whyte. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Dillian Whyte and Robert Helenius fought out of an orthodox stance.

Whyte was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 11 months later than Helenius, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 21 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Helenius' 206.

Dillian Whyte went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Robert Helenius was ranked number 9 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Whyte vs Helenius form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Malcolm Tann on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Derek Chisora on December 10, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ian Lewison on October 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Before that, he had won against Dave Allen on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United States.

He had beaten Ivica Bacurin on June 25, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Helenius had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Evgeny Orlov on June 17, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Kalev, Tallinn, Estonia.

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

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

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

He had defeated Franz Rill on December 19, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Hartwall Arena, Helsinki.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Dillian Whyte had last fought 2 months and 9 days ago, while Robert Helenius' last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Helenius' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Whyte vs Helenius start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Whyte vs Helenius?

Whyte vs Helenius was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Whyte vs Helenius?

Dillian Whyte was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Robert Helenius made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.