Anthony Joshua will struggle Robert Helenius tonight, because the Finn steps in for Dillian Whyte.
Joshua was resulting from struggle Whyte in a rematch of their 2015 conflict, which “AJ” gained through knockout, however Whyte returned an adversarial drug-test discovering final week, inflicting Saturday’s fundamental occasion to be cancelled. Helenius, 39, has been drafted in to struggle Joshua, 33, on quick discover, because the pair sq. off at London’s O2 Arena.
Briton Joshua final fought in April, beating Jermaine Franklin on factors to bounce again from two straight losses to Oleksandr Usyk. Meanwhile, Helenius fought simply final week, profitable within the third spherical to reply positively to a knockout loss to Deontay Wilder final 12 months.
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When is it?
Joshua vs Helenius will happen on Saturday 12 August on the O2 Arena in London.
The fundamental card is because of start at 7pm BST (11am PT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET). Ring walks for the principle occasion are then anticipated at round 10pm BST (2pm PT, 4pm CT, 5pm ET).
How can I watch it?
The occasion will stream dwell on Dazn. A subscription to the streaming platform is accessible to buy right here, with month-to-month plans beginning at £9.99.
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Odds
Robert Helenius holds a win over Derek Chisora
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Joshua – 1/18
Helenius – 25/1
Draw – 17/2
Full odds through Betfair.
Full card (topic to vary)
Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius (heavyweight)
Filip Hrgovic vs Demsey McKean (heavyweight)
Johnny Fisher vs Harry Armstrong (heavyweight)
Derek Chisora vs Gerald Washington (heavyweight)
Campbell Hatton vs Tom Ansell (super-lightweight)
George Liddard vs Bas Oosterweghel (middleweight)
Brandon Scott vs Louis Norman (featherweight)
Maisey Rose Courtney vs Gemma Ruegg (super-flyweight)
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