Shields Wins Big But Baumgardner Might be Biggest Winner: Weekend Afterthoughts

Women’s boxing delivered two events in 2022 that had all the ingredients one could ask for. In Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano, and then this past weekend, fight fans could look forward to fights that had proper but not overlong builds, genuine competiti...

Robert Helenius Contemplates Retirement

After years of up-and-down performances, the career of Robert Helenius was ostensibly on the right track. Before Covid-19 wrapped its disease-ridden hands around the globe, Helenius (31-4, 20 KOs) registered a fourth-round stoppage victory over Adam...

Deontay Wilder: I'll Be Very Surprised If Usyk Stick To His Word; We'll See What Happens

NEW YORK – Oleksandr Usyk wasn’t ringside Saturday night at Barclays Center to watch Deontay Wilder knock out Robert Helenius in the first round.

Deontay Wilder: Whether It's Andy Ruiz or Oleksandr Usyk - I'm Ready!

Former longtime heavyweight champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder announced his return in grand fashion Saturday night, blasting out the top-rated Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius in the first round of their WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminat...

Photos: Deontay Wilder Crushes Robert Helenius With One-Punch in One

Wilder, Helenius Fight Photos Gallery - Barclays Center, Brooklyn - In a heavyweight clash, former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) destroyed Robert Helenius (31-4, 20 KOs) with a first round knockout. (photos by Stephanie Trapp)

Deontay Wilder Destroys Robert Helenius With Vicious Knockout in One

By Keith Idec - Deontay Wilder delivered another unforgettable knockout Saturday night at Barclays Center. Wilder knocked Robert Helenius unconscious with one of his trademark right hands late in the first round of his comeback bout from his own deva...

Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius - LIVE BoxingScene Scorecard

Wilder, Helenius Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Former longtime heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and top-rated Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in.

Helenius: I Don’t Take Loss To Washington Seriously; I Was Really, Really Sick That Week

From the outside looking in, it appeared as if Robert Helenius’ career came to an abrupt end in the eighth round of his fight against Gerald Washington in July 2019.

Photos: Deontay Wilder, Robert Helenius - Ready For War at Barclays

Wilder, Helenius Weights Photos Gallery - Former longtime heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and top-rated Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in as the two power-punchers p...

Deontay Wilder Weighs In 23-Plus Pounds Lighter For Helenius Than For 3rd Fury Fight

Deontay Wilder felt “a little sluggish, a little heavy” when he came in at a career-high 238 pounds for his third fight against Tyson Fury. The former WBC heavyweight champion made an adjustment accordingly during his recently completed camp to make

Wilder Returns To Favorite Venue, But In Unfamiliar Territory After Crushing KO Loss To Fury

By Keith Idec - NEW YORK – Deontay Wilder will return to his favorite venue Saturday night for his first fight in over a year. The former WBC champion became the heavyweight division’s most prolific knockout artist of the 21st century in large part d...

Malik Scott Expects 'Very Dangerous' Helenius: Wilder Brings Best Out of His Opponents

Malik Scott suspects that Deontay Wilder will encounter a far better version of Robert Helenius than when Scott saw them spar at Wilder’s gym in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Photos: Deontay Wilder, Robert Helenius - Face-Off at Final Presser

Wilder, Helenius Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Former longtime heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and top-rated Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius went face-to-face Thursday at the final press conference as th...

Helenius Expects Wilder's Power To Resemble That Of Samuel Peter, Lamon Brewster

NEW YORK – The hardest Robert Helenius has been hit in a boxing ring was by former heavyweight champions Samuel Peter and Lamon Brewster.

Helenius: I Had Bad Fights After My Comeback; Don't Blame Fans For Giving Up Hopes For Me

Robert Helenius has taken quite a circuitous route toward the biggest fight of his career Saturday night. Eleven years ago, Helenius was an emerging heavyweight contender who was in the midst of a seven-month span in which he knocked out former title...