There was initial concern over Helenius, who remained motionless, but his opponent was able to get back up to his feet before the two fighters touched gloves. Joshua had returned to his winning ways in April but only after an unconvincing display in a unanimous points victory over Jermaine Franklin. Joshua was able to provide the crowd with a spectacular finish, unleashing a huge right hand to knock Helenius off his feet after 1 minute, 27 seconds of round seven. It would only happen if Joshua could navigate the Finnish veteran and a slow start to proceedings in London saw whistles followed by boos in round three and further jeers at the end of round six. Helenius stepped in as a last-minute opponent, but the pre-match focus was on what next for Joshua with talks taking place with Wilder's camp over a fight in the new year. ![]() ![]() ![]() Joshua had been set to face fellow British heavyweight Dillian Whyte until his rival had to be pulled from the show last weekend when “adverse analytical findings” were detected in his doping test. PTI | London | Updated: 13-08-2023 10:04 IST | Created: 13-08-2023 09:26 IST Anthony Joshua Image Credit: Wikipediaįormer two-time world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua won for the second time on his comeback trail after blocking out jeers from the O2 Arena crowd to produce a thunderous seventh-round stoppage against Robert Helenius on Saturday night and stay on track for a future bout with Deontay Wilder.
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