{"id":454719,"date":"2023-08-13T03:32:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T23:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=454719"},"modified":"2023-08-13T03:32:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T23:32:08","slug":"joshua-defeats-helenius-in-round-7-at-londons-o2-arena","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/joshua-defeats-helenius-in-round-7-at-londons-o2-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua defeats Helenius in round 7 at London&#8217;s O2 Arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Joshua won by knockout vs. Robert Helenius in round 7 after he landed one clean strike with his right hand and Robert was down and out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You do \ud835\ude49\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude4f get up from those \ud83d\ude24<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoshuaHelenius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JoshuaHelenius<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1LHhhvr6We\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/1LHhhvr6We<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAZNBoxing\/status\/1690496110354173953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That was the Briton&#8217;s 1<sup>st<\/sup> stoppage victory in 2 years and a half and secured Joshua a blockbuster bout against Deontay Wilder at the beginning of the next year.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony\u2019s record now stands at 26 victories \u2013 with 23 stoppages \u2013 and 3 losses.<\/p>\n<p>After the win, Anthony climbed out of the ring, made contact with fans, and drank beer with MMA superstar Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n<p>The Finish Helenius \u2013 who accepted to face Joshua with only days to prepare after Dillian Whyte had an unsuccessful drug test \u2013 lost his 5<sup>th<\/sup> bout in his career from 36 fights.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua said after the victory that this is a fickle sport and that you must accept the reality and not get your head too high, but he\u2019s happy that he did what he needed to do to triumph tonight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pure vibes from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyjoshua?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@anthonyjoshua<\/a> \ud83d\ude02<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoshuaHelenius?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JoshuaHelenius<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xltBZPyFbP\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/xltBZPyFbP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DAZNBoxing\/status\/1690497778118496256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Joshua won by knockout vs. Robert Helenius in round 7 after he landed one clean strike with his right hand and Robert [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4225,"featured_media":454720,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[17307,18144,20839],"news_category":[20045,14084],"gn_keywords":[18480,18146,1299],"acf":{"announce":"Anthony knocked out his opponent in the 7th 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