Helenius: "In the ring with me will be the spirit of the Vikings"

Former WBC World Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) will face Robert Helenius (31-3, 20 KOs) in the WBC qualifying semi-finals on October 15. The motivated Finn promises to show his best fight of his career.

“I took only two weeks of rest after the fight with Adam Kovnacki (in October last year, the Finn defeated the Pole ahead of schedule for the second time - ed.). I trained hard for ten months without a break,” said Helenius, who knows Wilder well from their joint sparring sessions.

“I do extra work every day, spend more hours in the gym than planned. I will do absolutely everything in my power to win. If I did not believe that I would become a world champion, I would have quit boxing long ago. On October 15, the spirit of the Vikings will be with me in the ring, ”Northern Nightmare added.

October rival of Helenius Deontay Wilder in a rematch with Tyson Fury in February 2020 lost ahead of schedule. In October 2021, we saw Wilder's third fight with the Gypsy King, which the American again lost ahead of schedule. In May 2022, after much hesitation, the Bronze Bomber announced that he would continue his career.