By John “Gutterdandy” Walker
Finland Robert Helenius delivers one of the highlights of heavyweight boxing in 2021 when he destroys Adam Kownacki the second of two fights in the final fight of the Fury vs Wilder trilogy in Las Vegas.
The “Nordic Nightmare” stopped Kownacki in round 4 of their first encounter in 2020, in a match that Kownacki’s supporters saw as a mistake, a match they claimed was the winner. Their men will correct in a rematch. However, Helenius (31-3, 20 KOs) showed he was truly back in terrifying form, after a long period of mediocre competition following a serious shoulder injury, when he knocked out the original boxer. Poland in the rematch, broke his left trajectory. bone on the way to a TKO win in the sixth round.
For her efforts, Helenius was awarded a “golden belt” by the WBA.
His second Kownacki destruction was a truly impressive performance, and now Helenius is waiting to prove himself again. And at 38, he’s increasingly anxious to get back into the ring sooner rather than later.
However, the static nature of the current heavyweight division in 2022, with endless rematches and long, tedious bouts between title fights, is now up against the Finnish fighter.
Having waited long enough, Helenius spoke now. In a recent interview with Sky Sports, Finn expressed his impatience, saying he should have been next in line to fight the winner of the upcoming title rematch between the two teams. current champion. Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine and the former owner Anthony Joshua of the United Kingdom.
Helenius says the WBA mishandled his situation.
“I should definitely be next,” Helenius told Sky Sports.
“All my post-eliminations are bullshit! At this point, if we’re not designated as mandatory after Usyk’s next game, we’ll only have one option. My attorneys are very confident that the WBA has screwed this whole thing up, so I am confident in my position,” Helenius argued.
The Nordic nightmare of recent days has also mentioned by promoter Frank Warren and manage Shelly Finkel is a possible opponent for former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder in a comeback bout this fall. It was Helenius who fought Wilder in the match that led to the final, brutal match in the second man’s trio with Tyson Fury.
Helenius, however, still has his eye on the prize: a heavyweight belt fight he feels he has won.
“For now, I’ll just focus on training and see how Usyk plays against Joshua and my WBA situation,” Helenius said.
“But I’m definitely still in a great position for something very big in the coming months.”
