The Boxing Tribune

Boxing's Independent Media

  • Home
  • News
  • Videos
  • Best Of
  • Staff
  • Advertise With Us
  • Write for Us

Helenius Decisions Chisora, Povetkin Stops Boswell in Finland

December 3, 2011 by Paul Magno 1 Comment

0
SHARES
ShareTweet

Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland– Robert Helenius (17-0, 11 KOs) took a close, disputed split decision, claiming the European heavyweight title against the UK’s Dereck Chisora (15-2, 9 KOs) in front of a partisan crowd on Saturday.

Chisora boxed well, moving in and out and working on the 6ft 7 Helenius’ body. Meanwhile, Helenius worked to measure the distance and place heavy-handed, fight-ending shots. But there were few opportunities for the undefeated “Nordic Nightmare” and Chisora did well to avoid follow-ups to any blows that did happen to land.

While the fight was close throughout, Chisora hit his stride in the mid- to late-rounds and finished the entertaining bout winning 116-112 on The Boxing Tribune’s unofficial scorecard.

The actual judges, however, saw a different fight and gave Helenius the split decision by scores of 115-113, 115-113, and 113-115.

On the undercard, Alexander Povetkin made the first defense of his WBA heavyweight belt by knocking out American, Cedric Boswell in the eight round of their scheduled twelve.

The Russian took his time, stalking the 42-year-old challenger and slowly working his way into the right spots. An even fight until the sixth round, Povetkin eventually started landing some meaningful punches that shook up his opponent and got him on the defensive.

The end of the contest came in the eighth round when Povetkin cornered Boswell and let loose a barrage of punches. Boswell tried to roll with the shots, but enough landed to put him in bad shape and one final right hand sent him to the canvas, unable to beat the count.

After the contest, Povetkin trainer, Teddy Atlas made a plea for a moratorium on questions about his fighter facing one of the Klitschko Brothers and said that his pupil would be ready in a couple more bouts.


Follow us on our new Facebook Fan Page…Click “Like” to follow the source of Boxing’s True Independent Voice.

234x60 - 100% Authentic (Animated)

Paul Magno on Email
Paul Magno
Paul Magno
Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Alexander Povetkin, Cedric Boswell, Dereck Chisora, Robert Helenius

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Best of The Boxing Tribune

Golovkin: Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride; Magno’s Monday Rant

Golovkin: Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride; Magno’s Monday Rant

De La Hoya’s flaws lead to failure in Haymon lawsuit

De La Hoya’s flaws lead to failure in Haymon lawsuit

Edwin Valero’s Last 24 Hours: In His Own Words.

Good Riddance Dan Rafael

Good Riddance Dan Rafael

Freak Show ala Mexicana; Magno’s Monday Rant

Freak Show ala Mexicana; Magno’s Monday Rant

More of The Boxing Tribune's Best

Follow Us

Facebooktwitteryoutube

Alexa Traffic Rank

Sportsbook odds for all Boxing matches

Search

Recent

  • Tyson returns with impressive display as odds available for potential future opponents
  • Crawford maintains unbeaten record following landing short odds in victory over Kell Brook
  • Kell Brook Loses In the Fourth Round To P4P King Terence Crawford
  • Boxing To Look Forward To This Weekend
  • How to Make Money From Your Boxing Passion