On the night of October 15-16, a boxing evening will take place in Brooklyn (USA), the main event of which will be a WBC heavyweight contender fight between former US champion Deontay Wilder (42-2-1, 41 KOs) and Robert Helenius ( 31-3, 19 KOs) from Finland.
Today was the official weigh-in ceremony of the boxers.
Wilder weight – 97.3 kg; Helenius weight – 114.9 kg.
Note that before the previous fight against Tyson Fury in October last year, Wilder’s weight was 108 kg.
Helenius hasn’t been this heavy since 2016.
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In the second most important fight of the evening for the status of a contender for the WBC super middleweight title (up to 76.2 kg), former US champions Caleb Plant (21-1, 12 KOs) and Anthony Dirrell (34-2-2, 25 KO).
Plant weight – 75.9 kg; Dirrell weight – 76.1 kg.
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