Anthony Joshua put late replacement Robert Helenius out cold on the canvas in the seventh round of their heavyweight bout in London. It was the knockout that was expected and, in the eyes of many, needed for Joshua to push ahead with a fight against fellow former champion, Deontay Wilder. You do ??? get up […]
Anthony Joshua produced a one-hitter-quitter knockout over Robert Helenius in London to clear the way for a fight with fellow former champion, Deontay Wilder. ‘AJ’ boxed tentatively for the first half of the fight, finding distance and softening the Finnish fighter with his jab. The fans demanded more, and he finally fired a right hand […]
Anthony Joshua overcame some initial tentativeness to produce a stunning one-shot stoppage over last minute opponent, Robert Helenius. Joshua faced a late-replacement for the second time in four years, the first being a shock loss to Andy Ruiz Jr and, in the eyes of many, the point his career took a turn for the worse. […]
Derek Chisora took a unanimous decision against Gerald Washington in London The two heavyweight veterans have been counted out and faced calls to retire, but still managed to land this co-feature at the O2 Arena and live on DAZN. Washington, 41, entered the ring looking to avoid the sixth loss of his career. A bad […]
Filip Hrgovic produced a final round stoppage after a laboured performance against game southpaw, Demsey McKean. The Matchroom show from London’s O2 Arena was broadcast live on DAZN worldwide. Both men entered the ring undefeated, and Hrgovic (15-0, 12 KOs) put his IBF mandatory position on the line. He struggled last time out against a […]
Robert Helenius steps in to face Anthony Joshua on just six days’ notice following the removal of Dillian Whyte. ‘The Nordic Nightmare’ has saved the show and its undercard after coming off of a low-level third round knockout just last week in his home country. Tensions rose at the weigh-in and continued behind the scenes […]
When Anthony Joshua’s main event was plunged into doubt following a Dillian Whyte failed VADA test, many fans called for Filip Hrgovic to step in. The Croatian heavyweight is returning to the ring following a contentious win over Zhilei Zhang last August, and is looking to reinstate his bogeyman aura and keep a hold of […]
Robert Helenius will step through the ropes against Anthony Joshua this weekend, with a win setting the Brit up to face Deontay Wilder in early 2024. Fans and pundits are ready to compare AJ’s performance to that of Wilder’s, who knocked the Finnish fighter out cold in the first round of their bout last October. […]
Tony Bellew believes he has what it takes to return to the sport of boxing five years on from his retirement and win a fresh world title. ‘Bomber’ Bellew was once cruiserweight champion, and made one successful defence of that title before moving on to fight and beat David Haye twice. He called time on […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr and Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez will go down in sporting history as two of the greatest to ever lace up. One former opponent of both has made a comparison that not many others can. ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley won the lightweight world title in 1997 and would go on to make eight successful stoppage […]
Anthony Joshua has taken to the scales ahead of his bout with Finnish heavyweight, Robert Helenius, following the cancellation of a rematch with Dillian Whyte. Helenius will enter the ring just seven days after his last outing – a third round knockout in his homeland – to face the two-time world champion looking to get […]
Anthony Joshua fights late-replacement Robert Helenius this weekend, and Boxing Social has three heavyweight picks to form an 18/1 treble. Joshua-Helenius – AJ Rounds 1-4 Joshua faces another last-minute opponent change after the nightmare that was Andy Ruiz Jr in New York. There are no belts on the line this time around, but the stakes […]