Robert Helenius: record, next fight and profile →
Polish heavyweight Adam Kownacki (20-0, 15 KOs) is looking to secure a world title shot in his second fight of the year. Kownacki will return to the ring in a WBA world title eliminator on Saturday, March 7 from Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. The opponent on the other side is veteran Robert Helenius, who will enter the ring as a significant underdog.
Robert 'The Nordic Nightmare' Helenius’ next fight will be against Adam ‘Babyface’ Kownacki from Poland. It will take place in Brooklyn, New York on March 7 and the winner will fight for the WBA title.
Undefeated Polish star and Brooklyn native Adam Kownacki will headline a night of heavyweight showdowns and look to thrill his hometown crowd when he takes on Robert Helenius in a 12-round WBA Heavyweight Title eliminator headlining FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, March 7 from Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING™.
The way Dominic Breazeale explains it, Adam Kownacki was never looking for ‘Trouble’ after all. An official announcement remains forthcoming on the next opponent for Kownacki (20-0, 15KOs), the Poland-born unbeaten heavyweight contender who will headline the March 7 edition of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox live from Barclays Center in his Brooklyn backyard. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com senior writer and columnist Keith Idec, Finland-based fringe heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (29-3, 18KOs) has emerged as the frontrunner to land the assignment.
Adam Kownacki hopes to challenge Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title one day at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. For now, the popular Polish contender will settle for facing a veteran heavyweight with the same ambition as him. BoxingScene.com has learned that Brooklyn’s Kownacki and Finland’s Robert Helenius have agreed to meet in the main event of a March 7 card at Barclays Center.
Jarko Ojapalo (7-0) won the vacant Finnish cruiser title with a split decision over Samuli Karkakkainen (10-1) after a close, exciting fight in the headiner of the Salo Knockout Night in Salo, Finland on Saturday (Nov 30) night. After ten it was scored 98-94 and 98-92 for Ojapalo and 96-95 for Karkkainen. Commentating for Viasat was Juho Haapoja, retired since 2017 with a record of 28-8-2, and he now wants to comeback and fight the winner.
The fight for the vacant EBU heavyweight title between Joe "Juggernaut" Joyce (10-0) and Marco Huck (41-5-1) will go ahead on January 11 in Hannover (Germany) - at least according to the EBU. The fight is promoted by Huck Service Gmbh (headed by Marco´s brother Kenan) who won purse bids October 16 with an offer for 480,000 Euro - but the date s not yet officially confirmed by Huck & Co and there is no venue announced either.
For Gerald Washington, 2019 was supposed to be about returning to the title stage. However unlikely that may seem, he can at least comfort in returning to the win column. The 6’6” heavyweight from Vallejo, Calif. earned his first victory in more than a year, doing so in dramatic fashion Saturday evening in a one-punch 8th round knockout of Robert Helenius. The FS1-televised bout saw Washington begin to fade before landing a long right hand to put Finland’s Helenius down and out for the night.
Gerald Washington landed the biggest punch of his pro career on a night where he needed it the most. The fringe contender scored a stunning one-punch knockout of Robert Helenius in an entertaining heavyweight battle Saturday evening at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minn.
Helenius vs. Washington, Martin vs. Martz - Weights Photos Gallery - Welterweight contender and Minneapolis-native Jamal "Shango" James and former world champion Antonio DeMarco went face-to-face Friday at the official weigh-in before they meet in a 10-round welterweight attraction that headlines FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes this Saturday night from The Armory in Minneapolis. (photos by Andrew Dobin)