The third battle between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder won’t be the only intriguing heavyweight fight to take place July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. BoxingScene.com has learned that the rematch between Adam Kownacki and Robert Helenius is expe...
By Thomas Gerbasi - There really should have been a better storyline behind Jeison Rosario’s fifth-round stoppage of Julian Williams, a bout that earned Boxing Scene’s Upset of the Year award for 2020. Unlike other great upsets in the sport, Rosario’...
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Adam Kownacki will get his shot at redemption. BoxingScene.com has learned Kownacki and Robert Helenius have agreed in principle to a deal for a heavyweight rematch that’ll take place sometime early in 2021. Their contracts aren’t finalized, but Kown...
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When and where will IBO cruiserweight champ Kevin Lerena fight next? A showdown against Norwegian Kai Robin Havnaa appeared to be all set for late September in Norway, but due to COVID-19 nothing more have been confirmed and as it is now Norwegian au...
WBA interim and IBO light heavyweight champion Dominic Boesel (30-1) is looking to defend the titles in September in Magdeburg, Germany against Australian Zac Dunn 29-1. This fight was scheduled for the end of March at the Getec Arena but had to be p...
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Adam Kownacki doesn’t dodge any questions about the first loss of his professional boxing career. In fact, he answers them before you even get a chance to ask. And though the 31-year-old could talk about maybe getting a quick hook from referee David...
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Heavyweight contender Robert Helenius, who holds the WBA's 'gold' title at the weight, is waiting for news from the World Boxing Association with respect to a final eliminator. Helenius shocked the division when he scored a knockout of undefeated top...
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Charles Martin likes and respects Adam Kownacki. The former IBF heavyweight champion hopes Kownacki can come back and thrive after suffering a fourth-round, technical-knockout loss to Robert Helenius two months ago. After what Martin witnessed from a...
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With all of the relevant heavyweight hardware committed to rematches and mandatory defenses, there stands little chance of anyone outside of that scope landing a title shot anytime soon. In a way, that’s good news for Adam Kownacki even if his curren...
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Robert Helenius has sparred against Anthony Joshua several times in recent years. If Helenius gets the opportunity to face Joshua in a fight that counts, the veteran heavyweight is confident he’d achieve what was expected of him 10 year ago.
Robert Helenius isn’t contractually obligated to give Adam Kownacki a rematch. Frankly, the veteran heavyweight doesn’t think Kownacki even really wants a second shot at him. Finland’s Helenius dropped the significantly favored Kownacki twice and sto...
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Robert Helenius is now the holder of the WBA Gold heavyweight title. Earlier this year, Helenius, then # 7 in the WBA ratings, beat Adam Kownacki, then # 4, in what was billed as a WBA eliminator. In the new ratings released a few days ago Helenius i...
Heavyweight contender Robert Helenius is flying high after winning a WBA eliminator with an unexpected knockout victory over undefeated top contender Adam Kownacki. Helenius dropped Kownacki twice, before stopping him in the fourth round at Barclays...
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