On August 5, Robert Helenius will face Mika Mielonen in Savonlinna.
Joska Saarinen,
Jari Kärkkäinen
Boxer of Robert Helenius the career continues. Helenius meets Mika Mielonen August 5 in Savonlinna. The match event will take place in Olavinlinna.
Helenius, 39, opponent Mielonen, 41, is a fairly inexperienced boxer. The boxer from Savonlinna started his professional career in 2021, and he has no experience at the amateur level.
Mielonen has fought only six times as a professional. Mielonen has won all his matches.
Helenius competed last time in New York in October 2022. The opponent was Deontay Wilderwho bluntly knocked out the Finn already in the first round.
After that match, it was suspected that Helenius would end his career.
– I have to say, I’m out. I’m 38 years old, I’ve been doing this for 25 years. Thank you for giving me such an opportunity, Helenius stated to Wilder after the match.
Helenius now comments to Urheilu more moderately about the continuation of his career. A further decision has been made.
– I thought I would continue my career with at least this one match, we’ll see from there. According to Filiste, you can plan to continue after this. After the previous match, it took a long time to mentally recover from the loss. Now I have a good and long period of strength behind me, of course I have maintained my boxing skills, Helenius tells Urheilu.
– I’m excited when I get to fight in front of the home crowd again, it’s been a long time since the last time.
Mielonen admits that he is taking a conscious risk in the match when he fights Helenius, who has had a long career as a professional.
– I’m turning 42 this year, so there’s no time to wait. I want to test what my own spurs are enough for and this is a big challenge. There’s nothing to help here but train hard and do your best. Let’s see what it is enough for, Mielonen tells Urheilu.
– I have watched Helenius’ matches, yes I have to succeed perfectly to be able to surprise.
Ilta-Sanomat was the first to report on the match between Helenius and Mielonen.