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Robert Helenius pummels Adam Kownacki again, wins by DQ

Robert Helenius pummeled Adam Kownacki in their rematch and won by disqualification on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Widler card Saturday.

Robert Helenius proved his first victory over Adam Kownacki was anything but a fluke.

The Finnish heavyweight, who stopped his American counterpart in the fourth round in March of last year, delivered a terrible beating before Kownacki was disqualified for low blows on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Helenius (31-3, 19 KOs) set the tone early, hurting Kownacki (20-2, 15 KOs) with a straight right and closing his left eye with about 30 seconds left in the opening round.

The fight didn’t change much after that, with Helenius landed punishing blows either from range or when his aggressive opponent charged at him.

Kownacki never stopped trying but couldn’t land with any consistency or avoid Helenius’ punches, which did more and more damage as the fight progressed.

Kownacki seemed desperate by the third round, when he was warned for landing a low blow. He lost a point for the same foul in Round 5. Then, seemingly on the verge of getting knocked out in Round 6, he landed one more shot below the belt and was disqualified.

The official time of the stoppage was 2:38.

Helenius was asked how he felt about the disqualification.

“Either way, it would’ve been a stoppage,” he said. “I had very hard hits on him, he didn’t have any on me.”

Helenius has now won three consecutive fights since he was stopped in eight rounds by Gerald Washington in July 2019.

Kownacki, who seemed to be nearing a title shot before his first meeting with Helenius, will have to fight simply to regain relevance in a competitive division.

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Robert Helenius pummels Adam Kownacki again, wins by DQ

Robert Helenius pummeled Adam Kownacki in their rematch and won by disqualification on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Widler card Saturday.

Robert Helenius proved his first victory over Adam Kownacki was anything but a fluke.

The Finnish heavyweight, who stopped his American counterpart in the fourth round in March of last year, delivered a terrible beating before Kownacki was disqualified for low blows on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Helenius (31-3, 19 KOs) set the tone early, hurting Kownacki (20-2, 15 KOs) with a straight right and closing his left eye with about 30 seconds left in the opening round.

The fight didn’t change much after that, with Helenius landed punishing blows either from range or when his aggressive opponent charged at him.

Kownacki never stopped trying but couldn’t land with any consistency or avoid Helenius’ punches, which did more and more damage as the fight progressed.

Kownacki seemed desperate by the third round, when he was warned for landing a low blow. He lost a point for the same foul in Round 5. Then, seemingly on the verge of getting knocked out in Round 6, he landed one more shot below the belt and was disqualified.

The official time of the stoppage was 2:38.

Helenius was asked how he felt about the disqualification.

“Either way, it would’ve been a stoppage,” he said. “I had very hard hits on him, he didn’t have any on me.”

Helenius has now won three consecutive fights since he was stopped in eight rounds by Gerald Washington in July 2019.

Kownacki, who seemed to be nearing a title shot before his first meeting with Helenius, will have to fight simply to regain relevance in a competitive division.

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Jared Anderson puts Vladimir Tereshkin away in second round

Heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson put Vladimir Tereshkin away in two rounds on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card Saturday in Las Vegas.

Jared Anderson, perhaps America’s best heavyweight prospect, continues to roll.

The product of Toledo, Ohio, knocked out the bigger Vladimir Tereshkin in the second round on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Anderson has stopped all 10 of his opponents.

The 21-year-old didn’t waste any time, attacking the U.S.-based Russian with hard shots to the head and body from the opening bell to easily win the opening round.

In Round 2, he picked up where he left off, outworking and outlanding Tereshkin (22-1-1, 12 KOs). Then, Tereshkin’s back against the ropes late in the round, Anderson landed a straight right that hurt his opponent and followed with a flurry of hard shots.

Referee Kenny Bayless allowed the onslaught to continue only for a few seconds before stopping the fight.

Tereshkin was unbeaten going into the fight but hadn’t faced elite opposition. Plus, he had been out of the ring for two years.

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Jared Anderson puts Vladimir Tereshkin away in second round

Heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson put Vladimir Tereshkin away in two rounds on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card Saturday in Las Vegas.

Jared Anderson, perhaps America’s best heavyweight prospect, continues to roll.

The product of Toledo, Ohio, knocked out the bigger Vladimir Tereshkin in the second round on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Anderson has stopped all 10 of his opponents.

The 21-year-old didn’t waste any time, attacking the U.S.-based Russian with hard shots to the head and body from the opening bell to easily win the opening round.

In Round 2, he picked up where he left off, outworking and outlanding Tereshkin (22-1-1, 12 KOs). Then, Tereshkin’s back against the ropes late in the round, Anderson landed a straight right that hurt his opponent and followed with a flurry of hard shots.

Referee Kenny Bayless allowed the onslaught to continue only for a few seconds before stopping the fight.

Tereshkin was unbeaten going into the fight but hadn’t faced elite opposition. Plus, he had been out of the ring for two years.

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Edgar Berlanga survives stiff test against Marcelo Coceres

Edgar Berlanga survived a stiff test against Marcelo Coceres to win a unanimous decision Saturday in Las Vegas.

Edgar Berlanga maintained his perfect record with an imperfect performance.

The slugger from Brooklyn survived a knockdown and a spirited effort from veteran Marcelo Coceres to earn a unanimous-decision victory in a 10-round super middleweight bout on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

All three judges had the same score, 96-93, seven rounds to three.

Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) controlled the fight in the early rounds. He didn’t land the bombs we’ve come to expect from him but he found a home for his jab and outworked Coceres (30-3-1, 16 KOs), who was content to dance around the ring.

However, by Round 4, the Argentine began to plant his feet and land some meaningful punches to turn what had been a one-sided fight into a competitive one in which several rounds were difficult to score.

Coceres, his right swollen shut, had his best moment in the final seconds of Round 9, when he landed a counter right to the side of the head that put Berlanga onto the canvas for the first time in his career.

The 24-year-old pounded his chest as he lay on his back, his way of indicating that he wasn’t hurt. However, he had taken a big blow. Coceres followed with a flurry of hard shots but Berlanga survived until the end of the round.

Berlanga was fine by the start of Round 10, in which he seemed to outwork Coceres.

Berlanga had started his career with 16 consecutive knockouts. He has now gone the distance in two straight fights against higher-level opposition.

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Edgar Berlanga survives stiff test against Marcelo Coceres

Edgar Berlanga survived a stiff test against Marcelo Coceres to win a unanimous decision Saturday in Las Vegas.

Edgar Berlanga maintained his perfect record with an imperfect performance.

The slugger from Brooklyn survived a knockdown and a spirited effort from veteran Marcelo Coceres to earn a unanimous-decision victory in a 10-round super middleweight bout on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

All three judges had the same score, 96-93, seven rounds to three.

Berlanga (18-0, 16 KOs) controlled the fight in the early rounds. He didn’t land the bombs we’ve come to expect from him but he found a home for his jab and outworked Coceres (30-3-1, 16 KOs), who was content to dance around the ring.

However, by Round 4, the Argentine began to plant his feet and land some meaningful punches to turn what had been a one-sided fight into a competitive one in which several rounds were difficult to score.

Coceres, his right swollen shut, had his best moment in the final seconds of Round 9, when he landed a counter right to the side of the head that put Berlanga onto the canvas for the first time in his career.

The 24-year-old pounded his chest as he lay on his back, his way of indicating that he wasn’t hurt. However, he had taken a big blow. Coceres followed with a flurry of hard shots but Berlanga survived until the end of the round.

Berlanga was fine by the start of Round 10, in which he seemed to outwork Coceres.

Berlanga had started his career with 16 consecutive knockouts. He has now gone the distance in two straight fights against higher-level opposition.

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Vladimir Hernandez upsets Julian Williams by split decision

Vladimir Hernandez upset Julian Williams by a split decision on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card Saturday in Las Vegas.

Julian Williams didn’t have the comeback he imagined. Vladimir Hernandez made sure of that.

The Mexican applied intense pressure from beginning to end to defeat the former 154-pound champion by a split decision in a 10-round bout on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Two judges score it for Hernandez, 97-93 and 96-94. The third had Williams winning, 96-94.

Williams, coming off a knockout loss to Jeison Rosario in January of last year, seemed to have success early in the fight even though he fought more flat-footed than he has in past. He landed the cleaner, more accurate punches in the face of Hernandez’ relentless aggression.

However, Hernandez, who suffered cuts over both eyes, had more and more success as the fight progressed and Williams grew tired. Maybe it was Hernandez’s body work that wore Williams down. Maybe it was the layoff. Maybe it was both.

Whatever the reason, the remarkably hit Hernandez (13-4, 6 KOs) took control of the fight in the later rounds to pull out the victory and spoil Williams’ return to the ring.

Williams (27-3-1, 16 KOs) hasn’t won a fight since he outpointed Jarret Hurd to win two 154-pound titles in May 2019.

Hernandez, who lives in Stockton, Calif., was coming off a unanimous-decision victory over veteran Alfredo Angulo in August of last year. He has now won three consecutive fights since losing back-to-back fights in 2018 and 2019.

 

Vladimir Hernandez upsets Julian Williams by split decision

Vladimir Hernandez upset Julian Williams by a split decision on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card Saturday in Las Vegas.

Julian Williams didn’t have the comeback he imagined. Vladimir Hernandez made sure of that.

The Mexican applied intense pressure from beginning to end to defeat the former 154-pound champion by a split decision in a 10-round bout on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder card at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday.

Two judges score it for Hernandez, 97-93 and 96-94. The third had Williams winning, 96-94.

Williams, coming off a knockout loss to Jeison Rosario in January of last year, seemed to have success early in the fight even though he fought more flat-footed than he has in past. He landed the cleaner, more accurate punches in the face of Hernandez’ relentless aggression.

However, Hernandez, who suffered cuts over both eyes, had more and more success as the fight progressed and Williams grew tired. Maybe it was Hernandez’s body work that wore Williams down. Maybe it was the layoff. Maybe it was both.

Whatever the reason, the remarkably hit Hernandez (13-4, 6 KOs) took control of the fight in the later rounds to pull out the victory and spoil Williams’ return to the ring.

Williams (27-3-1, 16 KOs) hasn’t won a fight since he outpointed Jarret Hurd to win two 154-pound titles in May 2019.

Hernandez, who lives in Stockton, Calif., was coming off a unanimous-decision victory over veteran Alfredo Angulo in August of last year. He has now won three consecutive fights since losing back-to-back fights in 2018 and 2019.

 

Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder weigh-in: Fury 277, Wilder 238

Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder weigh-in: Fury 277, Wilder 238.

The big boys are even bigger for this fight.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on Friday came in at the heaviest weights of their careers for their pay-per-view bout Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Fury weighed 277 pounds, four more than when he knocked out Wilder in seven rounds to take the American’s heavyweight title in February of last year. Wilder came in at 238, seven more than in the previous fight.

Thus, Fury weighed 39 pounds more than Wilder on Friday. He had a 42-pound edge in the previous fight and a 44-pound advantage for their first fight, a draw in 2018.

Fury had bulked up to 273 for the fight with Wilder last year, 18½ more than he weighed for his unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin five months earlier.

The idea was to bolster his size advantage over Wilder. And the strategy worked. He bullied Wilder from beginning to end, which made it difficult for the former champion to find space to land his big shots.

Wilder was asked on Friday about his decision to add bulk for the fight Saturday.

“I’m bench pressing a little over 350 [pounds] so whatever weight he comes in, I can lay on my back and lift him,” he said. “So it won’t be none of that rushing me and putting all his weight on me and different things like that.”

Fury also was asked about the significance of adding a few pounds.

“It means total obliteration for a dosser, total annihilation,” he said. “That’s what it means to me. 277 pounds. I’m going to put him in the royal infirmary after this fight. Don’t worry about that.”

And he wasn’t finished. He then was asked how he envisions the third chapter of the trilogy ending.

“With him severally hurt on the floor, smashed to bits, like he’s been run over by an 18-wheeler truck,” he said.

The weigh-in was largely uneventful aside from the fighters’ added bulk and some back and forth trash talk immediately after they weighed in.

Fury was greeted with boos from Wilder supporters as he stepped onto the scale. He responded by giving them his middle finger.

And organizers agreed to forego the traditional stare down for a second time, a cautionary measure to avoid any pre-fight violence that could jeopardize the event. The fighters also didn’t face-off after the final news conference on Wednesday.

The weights for the preliminary fights on the all-heavyweight card are as follows:

  • Frank Sanchez (240) vs. Efe Ajagba (237)
  • Adam Kownacki (258) vs. Robert Helenius (246)
  • Vladimir Tereshkin () vs. Jerad Anderson (240)

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Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder weigh-in: Fury 277, Wilder 238

Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder weigh-in: Fury 277, Wilder 238.

The big boys are even bigger for this fight.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on Friday came in at the heaviest weights of their careers for their pay-per-view bout Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Fury weighed 277 pounds, four more than when he knocked out Wilder in seven rounds to take the American’s heavyweight title in February of last year. Wilder came in at 238, seven more than in the previous fight.

Thus, Fury weighed 39 pounds more than Wilder on Friday. He had a 42-pound edge in the previous fight and a 44-pound advantage for their first fight, a draw in 2018.

Fury had bulked up to 273 for the fight with Wilder last year, 18½ more than he weighed for his unanimous decision victory over Otto Wallin five months earlier.

The idea was to bolster his size advantage over Wilder. And the strategy worked. He bullied Wilder from beginning to end, which made it difficult for the former champion to find space to land his big shots.

Wilder was asked on Friday about his decision to add bulk for the fight Saturday.

“I’m bench pressing a little over 350 [pounds] so whatever weight he comes in, I can lay on my back and lift him,” he said. “So it won’t be none of that rushing me and putting all his weight on me and different things like that.”

Fury also was asked about the significance of adding a few pounds.

“It means total obliteration for a dosser, total annihilation,” he said. “That’s what it means to me. 277 pounds. I’m going to put him in the royal infirmary after this fight. Don’t worry about that.”

And he wasn’t finished. He then was asked how he envisions the third chapter of the trilogy ending.

“With him severally hurt on the floor, smashed to bits, like he’s been run over by an 18-wheeler truck,” he said.

The weigh-in was largely uneventful aside from the fighters’ added bulk and some back and forth trash talk immediately after they weighed in.

Fury was greeted with boos from Wilder supporters as he stepped onto the scale. He responded by giving them his middle finger.

And organizers agreed to forego the traditional stare down for a second time, a cautionary measure to avoid any pre-fight violence that could jeopardize the event. The fighters also didn’t face-off after the final news conference on Wednesday.

The weights for the preliminary fights on the all-heavyweight card are as follows:

  • Frank Sanchez (240) vs. Efe Ajagba (237)
  • Adam Kownacki (258) vs. Robert Helenius (246)
  • Vladimir Tereshkin () vs. Jerad Anderson (240)

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