Anthony Joshua is trying to make the climb back to the heavyweight mountaintop.
The former two-time unified heavyweight world champion landed a powerful right hand that sent opponent Robert Helenius down, and referee Victor Loughlin quickly stopped the fight Saturday at the O2 Arena in London. It is the second brutal knockout Helenius has suffered in the past 10 months. He was floored even more viciously by former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder last October. A Joshua vs. Wilder fight finally seems destined, and is rumored to be in the works for early next year.
On yet another boxing card, Emmanuel Rodriguez became a two-time IBF bantamweight champion on Saturday evening with a unanimous victory over Melvin Lopez at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland. Rodriguez dominated the fight, dropping Lopez three times in the final round to earn 120-105 on each scorecard.
Many think Canelo is not the same dominant fighter he was in rising to become an all-time great , in large part because of punishment suffered in his loss to Dmitry Bivol and his first two battles with Gennady Golovkin. In addressing that speculation, Canelo said, “It’s good that people are saying I’ve lost a step. It’s fine. I know why I didn’t look as good in my last two fights. I know why and I’m different now. I’m preparing now for a different type of fighter.
Charlo certainly would quiet his haters if he jumps two divisions, adds up to 14 pounds, and defeats Canelo.
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