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Sauerland Interested in a Heavyweight Super Six Tourney

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:38:00 +0300

Promoter Kalle Sauerland of Sauerland Event, who was very instrumental in the organization of the original Super Six super middleweight tournament, would be interested in organizing a heavyweight version of the Super Six

Helenius To Have Shoulder Surgery, Returns After Summer

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:22:00 +0300

Some Bad luck for Robert Helenius. The unbeaten European heavyweight champion, 28-years-old, will undergo shoulder surgery in Heidelberg next week. Helenius has been having problems with his right shoulder for some time. He tried alternative treatments, which did not work, and now surgery is the only option

Helenius gets hometown split decision over Chisora

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:12:00 +0300

Highly regarded heavyweight Robert �The Nordic Nightmare� Helenius (17-0, 11�KOs) won an�extremely controversial split decision over Dereck �Del Boy� Chisora (15-2, 9�KOs) to�claim the vacant European championship on�Saturday night in�the main event at�the Hartwall Arena in�Helsinki, Finland. Looking nothing like he�did in�a�lackluster loss to�Tyson Fury

Helenius: I Beat Chisora, I Hurt Him

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:37:00 +0300

Robert «The Nordic Nightmare» Helenius (17-0, 11 KOs) saw no problem with his twelve round split decision over Dereck «Del Boy» Chisora (15-2, 9 KOs). Helenius captured the vacant European heavyweight title, but many people felt Chisora had done enough to win the fight. Two of the judges saw 115-113 for Helenius, but the third judge had it 115-113 for Chisora

Sauerland promises Helenius-Chisora rematch

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:24:00 +0300

WBA heavyweight titleholder Alexander Povetkin (23-0, 16 KOs) was satisfied with his eighth round KO of Cedric Boswell (35-2, 26 KOs) in front of a sell-out crowd of 12,738 fans at a rocking Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland. «This was a good win for me,» he stated afterwards. "The preparation with Teddy Atlas had gone very well. I did what I was supposed to do in the ring and I am happy about the result

Povetkin 227.7, Boswell 228.8; Helenius 239.4, Chisora 243.1

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:26:00 +0300

Alexander Povetkin 227.7 vs. Cedric Boswell 228.8 (WBA Heavyweight Title) Robert Helenius 239.4 vs. Dereck Chisora 243.1 (EBU Heavyweight Title) Jack Culcay 156.5 vs. Giammario Grassellini 155.6 Edis Tatli 136 vs. Pasquale Di Silvio 136

Helenius vs Chisora in Play For December 3rd Showdown

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:04:00 +0300

BoxingScene.com has been advised that undefeated Robert Helenius (16-0, 11KOs) will face Brit Dereck Chisora (15-1, 9KOs) on December 3rd in Helsinki with the vacant EBU heavyweight title at stake, which ends weeks of speculation on who would be the opponent for the unbeaten Finnish/Swedish heavyweight

Povetkin and Helenius Doubleheader on December 3rd?

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:27:00 +0300

BoxingScene.com’s Per Ake Persson previously reported that unbeaten heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (16-0, 11KOs) was going to return on December 3rd in Helsinki, Finland. According to reports in Russia, WBA «regular» heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin (22-0, 15KOs) is possibly going to fight on the same card. It was widley reported that Povetkin was going to fight on December 17th. Povetkin’s opponent is still unknown. No deal has been reached, although Hasim Rahman and Evander Holyfield have been named as potential opponents

Robert Helenius Reprtedly Back on December 3rd

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:09:00 +0300

WBA &�WBO I/C heavyweight champion Robert �Nordic Nightmare� Helenius (16-0, 11KOs) will reportedly headline a�Sauerland�/ P�3 Boxing show at�the Hartwall Arena in�Helsinki, Finland on�December 3rd. The opponent has yet to�be�announced. For P�3�Boxing, Sauerland´s Finnish partner, this means that the planned show in�Seinajoki on�November�25

Helenius impressive in destruction of Liakhovich

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 01:16:00 +0300

Unbeaten 6�6 heavyweight contender Robert Helenius (16-0, 11�KOs) scored a�ninth round TKO over former WBO champion Siarhei Liakhovich (25-4, 16�KOs). After a�relatively quiet seven rounds, Helenius battered Liakhovich to�a�knee at�the end of�round eight. Helenius immediately attacked the still dazed Liakhovich in�round nine with a�barrage of�hard shots and referee Stabley Christdodoulou stopped the fight as�Liakhovich

Povetkin-Chagaev, Helenius-Liakhovich Workout

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:55:00 +0300

Four potential heavyweight champions participated in today´s public work-out in Erfurt ahead of Saturday´s big Sauerland Event card in Germany. Alexander Povetkin (21-0, 15 KOs) and Ruslan Chagaev (27-1-1, 17 KOs) clash for the vacant WBA Heavyweight Title, while WBA/WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion Robert Helenius (15-0, 10 KOs) looks to complete his KO hat-trick of former champions when he takes on Siarhei Liakhovich (25-3, 16 KOs)

Robert Helenius Injures Hand, Liakhovich Bout is Off

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:10:00 +0300

Team Sauerland have announced that the exciting heavyweight clash between Robert Helenius and former WBO champion Siarhei Liakhovich, which was set for July 16 in Munich, is now off. The official reason is that Robert has suffered a hand injury. The show still goes ahead with newly crowned EBU light heavyweight champ Eduard Gutknecht defending the title for the first time

Robert Helenius Being Built To a Fight With Dimitrenko

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:54:00 +0300

Heavyweight prospect Robert Helenius (15-0, 10KOs) became a serious threat on Saturday after a ninth round knockout of former heavyweight champion Samuel Peter. Promotional company Sauerland Event are going to take their time in grooming Helenius, but one fight they would like to make is with European champion Alexander Dimitrenko (31-1, 21KOs)

Helinius KOs Peter

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:16:00 +0300

Unbeaten heavyweight Robert Helenius (15-0, 10 KOs) scored his biggest win with a spectacular ninth round knockout of former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-5, 27 KOs) on Saturday night at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany. The much taller Helinius mostly worked behind his jab, showing Peter a lot of respect early. Peter, who came in at a career hight 259.9, was the aggressor

Robert Helenius: Sam Peter Will Not Stand in My Way

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:37:00 +0300

Unbeaten WBO Intercontinental Champion Robert Helenius (14-0, 9 KOs) will face the next huge test on his way up the heavyweight rankings when he collides with former world champion Sam Peter (34-4, 27 KOs) at the Gerry Weber Stadium in Halle, Germany on April 2. This is a dream match-up of two nightmares, promoter Kalle Sauerland said. Robert has taken the heavyweight world by storm

Early Results from Helsinki

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:25:00 +0300

Unbeaten heavyweight Robert Helenius (14-0, 9 KOs) scored an explosive second round TKO over Attila Levin (34-4, 27 KOs). Attila was very strong at the start, but in the second round Helenius floored him with a hard right hand. A still wobbly Levin then tried to trade punches with Helenius but was quickly cornered and battered, prompting a referee�s stoppage at 1:20. Very exciting fight while it lasted. The EBU-EU and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight belts were on the line

Helenius defeats Oloukun

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:19:00 +0300

Unbeaten WBA #12 heavyweight Robert Helenius moved to 12-0 with 7 KOs after an eight round unanimous decision over Gbenga �Bang Bang� Oloukun (17-4, 10 KOs) on Friday night at the Töölö Sporthall in Helsinki, Finland. Scores were 79-76, 78-77 and 77-75. Helenius showed a good jab and was a bit more active. Oloukun was strong and hit hard, but Helenius was just a little more effective

Helenius stops Brewster

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:56:00 +0300

In an exciting fight, unbeaten heavyweight Robert Helenius (11-0, 7 KOs) impressively stepped up in class with an eight round thrashing of former WBO world champion Lamon Brewster (35-6, 30 KOs). The 6′6½ Helinius dropped Brewster in round two with

Helenius to face Brewster

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:25:00 +0300

Unbeaten heavyweight Robert Helenius (10-0, 6 KOs) is facing the �biggest challenge� of his life when he takes on former WBO Heavyweight Champion Lamon Brewster in Neubrandenburg, Germany on January 30. Coming off a spectacular third-round TKO victory over Taras Bidenko, the �Nordic Nightmare� is looking

Valuev-Haye undercard: weighting

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:28:00 +0300

John Ruiz 226 vs. Adnan Serin 214.5 Sergei Liakhovich 232.8 vs. Jeremy Bates 231.4 Robert Helenius 248.8 vs. Taras Bidenko 215.4 Alexander Frankel 193.4 vs. Kelvin Davis 196.2 Francisco Palacios 197.3 vs DeLeon Tinsley 200