Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius weigh-in results and fight schedule
All the weights and running order ahead of the huge night of Heavyweight action at The O2 in London on August 12, topped by Anthony Joshua vs. Robert Helenius, shown live worldwide on DAZN.
Watch the full weigh-in back on the Matchroom Boxing YouTube Channel.
ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL: 17:00 DOORS OPEN
17:15 LIVE ON BEFORE THE BELL
6 x 2 mins Super-Flyweight contest
MAISEYROSE COURTNEY 114.4 lbs
GEMMA RUEGG 113.8 lbs
6 x 3 mins Featherweight contest
BRANDON SCOTT 131.9 lbs
LOUIS NORMAN 133.9 lbs
6 x 3 mins International Middleweight contest
GEROGE LIDDARD 162.3 lbs
BAS OOSTERWEGHEL 164.7 lbs
19:00 LIVE ON DAZN
8 x 3 mins Super-Lightweight contest
CAMPBELL HATTON 141.8 lbs
TOM ANSELL 141.9 lbs
10 x 3 mins vacant Southern Area Heavyweight Title
JOHNNY FISHER 242.8 lbs
HARRY ARMSTRONG 250.8 lbs
12 x 3 mins International Heavyweight contest
FILIP HRGOVIC 243.1 lbs
DEMSEY MCKEAN 245.5 lbs
10 x 3 mins international Heavyweight contest
DEREK CHISORA 251.1 lbs
GERALD WASHINGTON 237.9 lbs
12 x 3 mins International Heavyweight contest
ANTHONY JOSHUA 250 lbs
ROBERT HELENIUS 249.4 lbs
What have they said?
Anthony Joshua: "I looked at the undercard and I know how important it is for them to compete. I know how hard you (Eddie Hearn) worked, and all the Matchroom staff, my coach, DAZN, so it’s a responsibility I have. Late replacements aren’t ideal but it’s the third time it’s happened. A long career will present these types of obstacles and I’ve just got to get used to them, it’s just another rock in my shoe to the top of the mountain.
"The principles remain the same, worry about myself. Robert and I sparred years ago, we shared the ring, but I’ve sparred with so many styles, competed with so many styles, the objective remains the same – victory, and victory by any means. There’s no overtime in boxing so I have to be on my A-game and inflict pain to get the victory.
"Coming off the back of Covid, everyone suffered during that period. The sport industry slowed down and now we just want to get some momentum going again. As Derrick said, I came out to camp early this year, I took a couple of weeks, maybe a month back in the UK then went to Dallas, to try to progress on. So, my goal was to fight as many times as possible, like Robert, he fought on Saturday, you have to stay active, keep expressing your skill as that’s the only way to improve. I fought in April, but I’ve spent a lot of time in the ring in the gym as we do a lot of ring work in Dallas, and that’s the closest thing to a fight. It’s not just hitting the bags and mitts, there’s a lot of combat training so I am physically ready.
"It would be silly to underestimate him, or anyone. I have to take him deadly serious and credit to him, he’s coming to roll the dice, he wants to win. Other Heavyweights that were mentioned, finance is an issue – risk versus reward, but in reality, that’s not all there is for him, so good luck to him, and shout out to everyone in Finland, I’ve been there before, and we’re looking to provide some good entertainment from top to bottom as the card is unbelievable.
"The card is phenomenal, it’s the old days at The O2 and this is what we want to bring, it’s entertainment. It’s not ‘I’m coming out to watch Anthony Joshua’, no, it’s ‘I’m coming out to watch a Matchroom show, a great night of boxing’, so credit to everyone involved in this."
Robert Helenius: "Thank you for giving me this opportunity. This fight offer came to me after my fight at the weekend. I was going on vacation with my family but not anymore, here we are. We had a good camp behind us, and we feel ready. I am ready to fight, otherwise I wouldn’t be here. I respect him, he’s a good fighter. It’s going to be glorious. I’ve been chasing the World Title for 15 years and when you get this big of an opportunity you can’t let it slip and I will give everything to win this fight." read more…
Predictions
George GrovesFormer world champion: “I can’t see any real problems for Joshua. Robert Helenius won over the weekend so the advantage is that he will be fit. But for Joshua, he may suffer a massive come down from the Dillian Whyte fall out and might struggle to get back up for it.
“However, I do predict a good Joshua performance, but there’s pressure on him. The last big name Helenius was in with was Deontay Wilder and Wilder blitzed Helenius in under a round, so Joshua might be thinking he’s got to match Wilder’s performance and people will be expecting him to do the same. But he can’t adopt the mentality of ‘I need to do better than Wilder’ because I don’t think you can do better than knocking someone out in round one.
“Joshua has to show us a punch perfect performance. This isn’t a fight to go past the middle rounds. I don’t want to see him slugging through 12 rounds and saying ‘I got the rounds in and I’m still learning’, no boxer should be doing that, especially if you are at Anthony Joshua’s level. I predict a solid Anthony Joshua win before the fight gets to the middle rounds. Hopefully that sets him up for a super fight with Wilder.”
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