Deontay Wilder didn’t want very lengthy to snap his dropping streak.
Within the first spherical of his bout towards Robert Helenius on Saturday night time, Helenius thought he was on the assault by shifting Wilder into the nook. However it’s virtually precisely the place Wilder wished to be. He hit Helenius with an enormous proper hand to the face and despatched him all the way down to the mat. Helenius seemed surprised as he was on the bottom.
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Deontay Wilder knocks out Swedish-Finnish boxer Robert Helenius within the 1st spherical of their 12-round WBC World Heavyweight Title Eliminator battle at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York, on October 15, 2022.
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“I set him up,” Wilder stated. “I allowed him to succeed in, and when he reached, I attacked. It was an amazing battle.”
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The win marks Wilder’s first since defeating Luis Ortiz through knockout in November 2019. He had two consecutive bouts towards Tyson Fury and misplaced. Fury gained through TKO in February 2020 and through knockout in October 2021.
US boxer Deontay Wilder (R) fights Swedish-Finnish boxer Robert Helenius throughout their 12-round WBC World Heavyweight Title Eliminator battle at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York, on October 15, 2022.
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Wilder might look to get a heavyweight title shot towards Oleksandr Usyk, who owns three title belts. Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. could possibly be subsequent in line for a bout towards Wilder.
“I’ve been listening to rumors about Usyk, however he’s not right here, is he?” Wilder stated. “When guys see these knockouts, they flip the nook away from me.”
Earlier than a cut up determination draw towards Fury in 2018 and the 2 most up-to-date knockouts, Wilder was undefeated towards each different opponent. He has by no means confronted Joshua or Ruiz.
Robert Helenius lays on the bottom within the 1st spherical of their 12-round WBC World Heavyweight Title Eliminator battle at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn, New York, on October 15, 2022.
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Helenius’ loss snapped his three-bout profitable streak. He had crushed Adam Kownacki twice and Mateus Roberto Osorio earlier than the Wilder loss.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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