Deontay Wilder

2022 - 10 - 16

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Deontay Wilder blasts out Helenius in first to roar back into title picture (The Guardian)

Deontay Wilder knocked out Robert Helenius in the first round on Saturday night, punching his way back into the win column after consecutive losses.

The fight featured plenty of holding and wrestling and occasional lengthy stretches with little punching, bringing down boos in Brooklyn. Plant lost his belt in his previous fight when he was stopped by undisputed champion Canelo Álvarez. “I allowed him to reach and when he reached, I attacked. It made no difference in his fist. He knew it was over, posing against the ropes even before the fight had been stopped. Other names that will be mentioned include former champions Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr.

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Deontay Wilder returns with 1st-round knockout of Robert Helenius (ESPN)

Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder marked his much-anticipated return to the ring with a thunderous knockout punch that stopped Robert Helenius in ...

In the closing seconds of the first round, Helenius tried to land a combination on Wilder from a distance. Anthony Joshua, another former champion who lost his belts to Usyk, was someone Wilder mentioned during the prefight buildup, but he didn't reference Joshua after dropping Helenius. Leading up to the bout, Wilder stated he intended to fight until 2025, when he turns 40 years old. "I allowed him to reach," Wilder told Fox. "Deontay Wilder is back," he said in his postfight interview on Fox. Fury then proceeded to win the next two fights by knockout, including their bout last year that featured five knockdowns between them and was considered by many as the fight of the year.

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Deontay Wilder bursts into tears discussing the dangers of boxing (MARCA.com)

Deontay Wilder broke down in tears during his post-fight press conference after his first-round knock out of Robert Helenius in New York on Saturday.

This man will never have a natural child. This man will never know what it feels like to be somebody's father. But he may never be somebody's father man.

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