Helenius Denies Cheating Against Anthony Joshua

Robert Helenius, the Finnish heavyweight boxer has said that he did not cheat against Anthony Joshua during their fight at the 02 Arena on August 12.

This after Matchroom Boxing reported that a pre-fight doping test conducted before Helenius faced the British-Nigerian returned an ‘adverse analytical finding’ for a non-steroid substance on Sunday, August 27, 2023.

Helenius was drafted in only within a one-week short notice after Dillian Whyte’s removal from the main event due to his own Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency failed test.

Helenius had just come off a low-level third round knockout in his home country, and took Joshua into the seventh round before he got a clean knock out with a right hand. Told Me He Got What He Deserved – Wale | Punch

It was the former two-time Unified Heavyweight champion’s first stoppage win since late 2020.
Helenius protested his innocence and assured Joshua that he is a clean fighter.

“I want to say something very clear in my own words right now with absolutely no exception. I did not use any performance enhancement now or ever. I have been tested my entire career”.