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Anthony Joshua secure first knockout win in three years, beats Helenius
Joshua delivered a powerful knockout punch in the seventh round, securing his first knockout win since December 2020.


Anthony Joshua, the British boxer with Nigerian heritage, emerged victorious in his heavyweight boxing match against Robert Helenius at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night.
Joshua delivered a powerful knockout punch in the seventh round, securing his first knockout win since December 2020.
Despite the intensity of the fight, Helenius showed sportsmanship by congratulating Joshua before leaving the ring.
“I knew this would happen, everyone’s talking about the new AJ and the old AJ and after two or three rounds the crowd starts to get a little bit impatient,” said Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, in a chat with BBC.
“He finds the measure of his right hand and he delivers one of the knockouts of the year on Robert Helenius… this is just the AJ you’re going to see now.
“He’s still got to be more aggressive than we saw tonight but there’s a lot on the line.”
It is back-to-back wins for Joshua after his decision victory against Jermaine Franklin in April.
It is also his second victory since relinquishing his heavyweight title belts to Oleksandr Usyk who defeated him on two occasions.
Usyk defeated Joshua on September 25, 2021. The British boxer also suffered in the hands of his Ukrainian counterpart for the second time on August 21, 2022.
Joshua extends his record to 26 wins and three defeats, with 23 of his wins coming via knockout.
The 33-year-old is expected to fight Deontey Wilder in January 2024.
Wilder knocked out Helenius in the first round of their fight last October
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