Robert Helenius Boxing News

By Scott Gilfoid: EBU heavyweight champion Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KO’s) reportedly badly injured his right shoulder six weeks before his fight with Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s) last month on December 3rd, but was persuaded to take the fight anyway, according to Helsingin Sanomat.

By Allen Fox: EBU heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KO’s) will be sidelined for a while recovering from shoulder surgery. The 28-year-old Helenius, #1 WBO, #3 IBF, #3 WBA, #8 WBC, is expected to go under the knife next week on his right shoulder in Heidelberg, Germany, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN.

By Jim Dower: EBU heavyweight champion Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KO’s) will be pressing ahead with his career without any guilt after beating Dereck Chisora by a controversial 12 round split decision earlier this month on December 3rd in a fight that Helenius appeared to have lost badly in the minds of many who saw [...]

Calls and messages of support following my supposed “loss” to Robert Helenius, have compelled me to break my silence. On Saturday, the whole world saw yet another travesty in our beloved sport of boxing when the judges dubiously awarded the vacant ECB belt to my opponent, Robert Helenius. So bad was the call that I [...]

By William Mackay: Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s) badly wants a rematch against Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KO’s) after losing an unpopular 12 round split decision against him last weekend. Chisora will probably get his wish, as Helenius’s promoter is open to putting Helenius back in with Chisora.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): Prior to Saturday night Roberst Heleniua (17-0, 11 KO’s), dubbed “The Nordic Nightmare” by his fans in Finland was thought to be one of the fighters who would someday give the Klitschko’s a real run for the money.

By Sean McDaniel: Newly crowned EBU heavyweight champion Robert Helenius’ hand injury isn’t as serious as previously thought. According to Finland news site MTV3, Helenius suffered a hairline fracture along with swelling of his right hand.

By Sean McDaniel: Frank Warren, the promoter for Derek Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s), is going to appeal Chisora’s recent loss to Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KO’s) to the European Boxing Union to try and get an immediate rematch after Helenius defeated Chisora by a controversial 12 round split decision last Saturday night in Helsinki, Finland.

By Chris McCarthy: Is there any point having boxing matches anymore? I’m trying to think hard back to a decision that was actually genuine and I’m struggling. Last night Dereck Chisora was the latest to have his record tampered with by money grabbing crooks who have absolutely no place in the game.

By Jason Kim: Freddie Roach, working as a commentator for Saturday’s fight between heavyweight contenders Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KO’s) and Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s), was furious at seeing Helenius what Roach felt was a decision he didn’t deserve to win tonight. Helenius defeated Chisora by a 12 round split decision at the Hartwall [...]

By Sean McDaniel: In a fight result that really makes you shake your head, unbeaten Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KO’s), fighting in front of his home crowd, defeated Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KO’s) by a controversial 12 round split decision on Saturday night at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. The final judges’ scores were [...]

By Sean McDaniel: 6-foot Dereck Chisora (15-1, 9 KO’s) is a decided underdog for tonight’s fight for the vacant EBU heavyweight title against 6’6 1/2″ giant Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. However, Chisora is a live underdog and boxing fans really don’t know what to expect from him. [...]

Videos from WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin, who will take on Cedric Boswell in Helsinki on Saturday night, and WBA&WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Robert Helenius, who will clash with Dereck Chisora for the vacant European Heavyweight Title. Both videos can be found on Team Sauerland´s webpage www.boxing-online.com.

Here are the results from a tumultuous weigh-in in Helsinki, Finland. World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Title:

The Nordic Nightmare Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KOs) and The First Lady Cecilia Braekhus (18-0, 4 KOs) today participated in a media work-out at the P3 Boxing Gym in Helsinki, Finland. On December 3, Helenius will clash with Dereck Chisora (15-1, 9 KOs) for the vacant European Heavyweight Title, while Braekhus will put her WBA/WBC/WBO [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Dereck Chisora (15-1, 9 KO’s) is stepping up against unbeaten Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) this Saturday in a fight that will take place at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.

By Sean McDaniel: Don’t tell former British and Commonwealth champion Dereck Chisora (15-1, 9 KO’s) that he’s the underdog this Saturday night because he sees himself as beating undefeated heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) on Saturday night to win the vacant EBU heavyweight title at the Hartwall Arnea in Helsinki, Finland.

Former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Derek Chisora prepares for his bout with Robert Helenius due for 3rd December. Hungry and more motivated than he has ever been, Derek Chisora is going through the last paces of his preparations before he returns to the big stage when he fights Robert Helenius for the vacant European [...]

On Thursday 1st December BoxNation will become the UK’s first ever boxing subscription channel, dedicated to getting the fans closer to boxing than they’ve ever been before.

By Chris Williams: This should be interesting. Trainer Freddie Roach will reportedly be working behind the microphone as a commentator for this Saturday’s fights on EPIX/EPIXHD.com for the heavyweight title fight between WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin vs. 42-year-old Cedric Boswell and Dereck Chisora vs. Robert Helenius in Helsinki, Finland.

By William Mackay: In a fight that promises fireworks this Saturday night on December 3rd, unbeaten heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) faces a stiff test against former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora (15-1, 9 KO’s) in a bout for the vacant European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight title at the Hartwall Arena [...]

Prior to their title fights at Helsinki´s renowned Hartwall Areena, World Boxing Association (WBA) & World Boxing Organization (WBO) Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KOs) and WBA/WBC/WBO Female Welterweight Champion Cecilia Braekhus (18-0, 4 KOs) today held an open training session at Berlin´s Max-Schmeling-Gym. While “The Nordic Nightmare” will take on Dereck Chisora [...]

NEW YORK (November 21, 2011) – Live world championship boxing returns to EPIX (follow @EPIXsports on Twitter for the latest updates on EPIX boxing) when newly-minted undefeated World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight champion ALEXANDER POVETKIN makes his first world title defense, against CEDRIC “The Boz” BOSWELL, Saturday, December 3. Presented by Sauerland Event, the live [...]

By William Mackay: British heavyweight Dereck Chisora (15-1, 9 KO’s) sees something in the fighting style of his December 3rd opponent Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) that makes the 27-year-old Chisora believe that he can knock him out when they battle at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.

By Eric Thomas: A fight between EBU heavyweight champion Alexander Dimitrenko (32-1, 21 KO’s) and unbeaten heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) is rumored to be in the works for the December 3rd undercard of the title fight between WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin and 42-year-old challenger Cedric Boswell in Helsinki, Finland.

By John F. McKenna (McJack): With former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye announcing his retirement and apparently out of the picture for the time being, who will Vitali Klitschko’s next opponent be?

By John F. McKenna (McJack): The name of Robert Hellenius (16-0,11 KO’s) is being mentioned with increasing frequency in recent weeks as he fights his up the fistic ladder towards a heavyweight title shot. Hellenius, who goes by the nickname “The Nordic Nightmare” at 6’7” and weighing 240 pounds, is one of the few fighters [...]

Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KOs) is the new top-ranked challenger in the latest World Boxing Organization (WBO) Rankings. The Nordic Nightmare, who holds the WBA & WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Titles, most recently completed his KO hat-trick of former world champions. He has now knocked out Lamon Brewster, Samuel Peter and Siarhei Liakhovich.

By Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) figures he’ll be ready to step up a level and face the Klitschko brothers in two or three fights. He thinks he needs to build up his confidence a little more before facing one of the Klitschkos. Helenius, 27, recently defeated former WBO heavyweight [...]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): With Alexander Povetkin (22-0, 15 KO’s) and Robert Helenius (16-0, 11 KO’s) both winning their respective fights Saturday night it would be a logical conclusion to assume that the two should be matched against each other.