Whyte vs Helenius

Who won Whyte vs Helenius?

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

The scorecards were announced as 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 30 years old.

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

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

Whyte was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 year and 11 months later than Helenius, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 185 to Helenius' 199.

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 201lb 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 19th August 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Ian Lewison on 7th October 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 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United States.

He had beat Ivica Bacurin on 25th June 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 17th June 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Kalev, Tallinn, Estonia.

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

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

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

He had defeated Franz Rill on 19th December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Robert Helenius made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.