first round On the fight night, Wilder won via knockout with a short right hand at 2:57 of the first round.

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His last was an 11th-round knockout in October 2021. He lost his WBC title to Fury in February 2020. Before then, Wilder successfully defended his belt against Dominic Breazeale and Luis Ortiz after Wilder and Fury fought to a split decision in 2018. Wilder was a bronze medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In his last fight, he beat Robert Helenius on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Last October, 'The Bronze Bomber' beat Helenius in a similarly vicious fashion but needed less than three minutes to get the job done in his comeback fight.

Anthony Joshua Anthony Joshua knocked out Robert Helenius with a brutal right cross in the seventh round of their heavyweight fight late on Saturday night.

While the former champion likely walked away with over $20 million dollars, Helenius reportedly walked away with a $1 million dollar purse.

The 10 Hardest Punchers in Heavyweight History

• 1 DEONTAY WILDER. KO rate: 98% Years active: 2008 – present.
• 2 EARNIE SHAVERS. KO rate: 92%
• 3 GEORGE FOREMAN. KO rate: 89%
• 4 ROCKY MARCIANO. KO rate: 88%
• 5 MIKE TYSON. KO rate: 88%
• 6 JOE FRAZIER. KO rate: 84%
• 7 WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO. KO rate: 83%
• 8 JOE LOUIS. KO rate: 79%

On sparring with Wilder, former heavyweight David Haye once told The Sun: “His punch power is 10 out of 10, that's it. I don't know how else to say it. You know when you've been hit by him. It's very different to anyone else."

Robert Helenius boasts a 32-4 professional record with 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

However, it has been reported that there will be a total purse of £9.5million on offer. Anthony Joshua will receive a guaranteed fee of £8million, while his opponent Helenius will claim £1.5million, according to reports. AJ was also due a large payout from the PPV sales should the fight with Dillian Whyte gone ahead.

"I knew I was mad at myself, not at anyone, just at myself. I thought I had to get out of there because I was mad. Like anyone, when you're mad you might do stupid things. Then I realised, 'S*** it's a sport, let's do the right thing and come back'."