How to watch Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius
The Show Must Go On – Robert Helenius steps in last-minute to fight Anthony Joshua
BBN have provided viewers with all the details below to tune in and watch heavyweights Anthony Joshua (25-3, 22KO) and ‘The Nordic Nightmare’ Robert Helenius (32-4, 21KO) clash on the 224th day of the year.
Fight Details
Date: Saturday, August 12.
Time: The event begins at 5pm, main card starts from 7pm.
Venue: O2 Arena, London.
Rounds: 12 three-minute rounds at heavyweight (+200lbs).
Titles: No titles on the line.
Ringwalks: From 10pm UK time, but that will depend on the undercard results.
How to Watch
TV & Live Stream: The action starts on 'Before the Bell' live and free from 5:15pm on the Matchroom Boxing YouTube channel and DAZN App.
Main Event: You can watch via the DAZN App from 7pm, which can be streamed via phone, tablet, PlayStation, XBox, or smart TV.
Tickets: Tickets priced £40, £60, £80, £100, £150, £200, £300, £400 and £800 (VIP). More details HERE
Live Reports: BBN will be providing LIVE round-by-round results on fight night HERE
Undercard Highlights
IBF Mandatory World Title challenger Filip Hrgovic will clash with Australia’s undefeated contender Demsey McKean in a 12-round heavyweight clash.
Croatian star Hrgovic (15-0, 12KO), a Rio 2016 Olympic Bronze medallist, scored the biggest win of his professional career to date when he outpointed China’s Zhilei Zhang over 12 gruelling rounds on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua 2 in Saudi Arabia last August.
Queensland’s McKean (22-0, 14KO), who is trained by Tony Sims at the Matchroom Elite Boxing Gym in Essex, stopped Germany’s Patrick Korte in three rounds to claim the vacant IBF Intercontinental Title last time out at the South Bank Piazza in South Brisbane in what was Matchroom’s first event Down Under.
Background
Anthony Joshua will face Robert Helenius in a 12-round main event at The O2 in London this Saturday August 12, shown exclusively live worldwide on DAZN – with fans now able to view as part of their regular subscription.
This follows the news that the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) informed Matchroom, the Association of Boxing Commissions and the British Boxing Board of Control that Joshua’s original opponent Dillian Whyte had returned adverse analytical findings as part of a random anti-doping protocol. As a result, their fight was immediately cancelled with a full investigation underway.
Saturday’s sold-out event will now be available to watch worldwide on DAZN via the usual subscription service. Fans will be able to claim a refund directly for any pay-per-view pre-orders they had made via DAZN.
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Predictions
Tim Rickson BBN Editor: “On hearing the news, I am pleased that Joshua will get to fight after all, but I'm a little worried about how all of this could affect his mindset. He has prepared for a different fighter, so will this last-minute change cause difficulties for him? I will be supporting AJ, but I'm concerned for how he adapts to his new opponent when in that ring. If Derrick James can keep him focused and disciplined, then he should control the contest behind that long jab of his and let that right hand go at the right time to land his bigger, more damaging shots. AJ is very patient and technical now, less explosive than before, so he isn't in such a rush to win like he used to be, but he should be looking to finish this fight early against an ageing heavyweight who has been knocked out three times in four defeats. I've got AJ winning this, but it should be a KO win or a very dominant points victory.”
Betting Odds (Betway Sports)
1/6 Joshua
9/1 Helenius
20/1 Draw
Running Order
17:15 Live on Before the Bell
6 x 2 Super-Flyweight contest
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6 x 3 Featherweight contest
BRANDON SCOTT vs LOUIS NORMAN
6 x 3 Middleweight contest
GEORGE LIDDARD vs BAS OOSTERWEGHEL
19:00 LIVE ON DAZN
8 x 3 Super-Lightweight contest
CAMPBELL HATTON vs TOM ANSELL
10 x 3 vacant Southern Area Heavyweight Title
JOHNNY FISHER vs HARRY ARMSTRONG
12 x 3 Heavyweight contest
FILIP HRGOVIC vs DEMSEY MCKEAN
10 x 3 Heavyweight contest
DEREK CHISORA vs GERALD WASHINGTON
Main Event 10pm approx.
12 x 3 Heavyweight contest
ANTHONY JOSHUA vs ROBERT HELENIUS
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