DEONTAY WILDER STOPS ROBERT HELENIUS & CALEB PLANT KOS ANTHONY DIRRELL – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

DEONTAY WILDER RETURNS IN GRAND FASHION WITH FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT OVER ROBERT HELENIUS

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Caleb Plant Scores Spotlight-Reel KO Over

Anthony Dirrell in Co-Major Occasion

Unbeaten Heavyweight Frank Sanchez & Former World Champion Emmanuel Rodriguez Choose Up Victories in PPV Undercard Bouts

In his first struggle since an epic trilogy with Tyson Fury, Wilder stepped into the ring for the primary time in simply over a yr and shortly reminded the world why he’s probably the most feared punchers in boxing historical past.

“I set him up,” mentioned Wilder. “I allowed him to achieve and when he reached I attacked. It was an incredible struggle. It’s been a great camp for me. We labored to make this enjoyable for me. We work at this a lot that it might simply change into a job. We made it enjoyable once more. We put in over 700 rounds and it paid off tonight large time.”

Headlining at Barclays Heart for the fifth time in his profession, Wilder added one more devastating spotlight to his resume on the enviornment in Brooklyn and credited the setting of the struggle for including inspiration resulting in his triumph.

“It’s simply wonderful to be again in Brooklyn,” mentioned Wilder. “It’s like a second residence to me. It feels so good to be again. After I obtained off the airplane, I felt the good vitality and the love, and that’s all I wanted.”

After a largely cautious first spherical, wherein Wilder solely landed three punches based on CompuBox, Wilder caught a lunging Helenius with a brief proper hand that has ended the nights of quite a few heavyweights during the last decade plus.

“It’s been a great camp for me,” mentioned Wilder. “We labored to make this enjoyable for me. We work at this a lot that it might simply change into a job. We made it enjoyable once more. We put in over 700 rounds and it paid off tonight large time.”

Referee Mike Griffin shortly halted the motion 2:57 into the spherical, as Wilder turned his consideration towards a second reign as heavyweight world champion.

“I’ve been listening to rumors about (unified heavyweight champion) Oleksandr Usyk however he’s not right here is he?” mentioned Wilder. “When guys see these knockouts they flip the nook away from me. I’m prepared for no matter. Whether or not it’s Andy Ruiz Jr. or Usyk, I’m prepared. Deontay is again and the joy within the heavyweight division is again.”

Within the co-main occasion, former tremendous middleweight world champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (22-1, 13 KOs) delivered a highlight-reel one-punch knockout over former two-time tremendous middleweight champion Anthony “The Canine” Dirrell (34-3-2, 25 KOs) within the ninth spherical of their WBC 168-pound title eliminator.

“This win felt good,” mentioned Plant. “You’ve heard about how a lot he hates me, however my head and my coronary heart is what received me this struggle. I used to be in management the entire time. My coach informed me to remain affected person and ease in and that’s what we did. Then, growth!”

After a protracted disagreement between the 2 rivals main as much as the struggle, the competition was a tactical affair all through, till Plant landed a flush left hook that emphatically put an finish to their in-ring rivalry. Plant led on the scorecards 80-72 and 79-73 twice earlier than referee Harvey Dock waived off the bout 2:57 into the spherical.

In his first struggle with coach Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, Plant continued to show the pristine boxing expertise which have buoyed his run within the tremendous middleweight division. He dominated the punch stats, touchdown 43% of his whole punches, together with a 43% clip on energy punches.

Plant made his return to the ring after dropping an undisputed tremendous middleweight title struggle to Canelo Alvarez final November. With an announcement victory on Saturday, Plant has set his sights on regaining his champion standing and making marquee fights ahead of later.

“I’m prepared for no matter comes subsequent,” mentioned Plant. “I’m going to spend a while with my household, however then I’m prepared for the largest fights that we will make.”

“I knew that the final three rounds I used to be going to step on the fuel and knock him out late,” mentioned Sanchez.

Educated by the famend Joe Goossen, Sanchez started to show up his offense within the second half of the struggle, slowly battering Negron and inflicting swelling and bleeding that compelled the docs to verify on Negron earlier than spherical 9. From spherical six on, Sanchez out landed Negron 68 to 46, together with 39 to 21 in energy punches.

“We knew that Negron was going to be robust and he positively gave it his all,” mentioned Sanchez. “He was robust for 9 rounds, however the knockout was inevitable. I’ve nothing however respect for Negrón, he fought a great struggle. I simply did what I needed to do.”

Sanchez made positive to benefit from his momentum and shortly unleashed a mix that despatched Negron to the mat within the impartial nook. Negron was capable of rise to his ft, however was met with heavy stress from the charging Sanchez.

Because the onslaught continued and Sanchez winged energy punches on his weary opponent, finally referee Ricky Gonzalez jumped in and known as off the struggle 1:36 into the spherical. After the struggle, Sanchez expressed his want to struggle for an opportunity to change into Cuba’s first ever heavyweight world champion.

“I’m a highly-rated fighter, so I really feel like a compulsory shot for the world title is coming,” mentioned Sanchez. “I’m simply trying ahead to preventing the perfect that the division has to supply. Hopefully the followers will get to see me in these large fights subsequent yr.”

Within the pay-per-view opener, former bantamweight world champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (21-2, 13 KOs) received a technical determination, with the bout ending two seconds into spherical ten, in a rematch in opposition to the beforehand unbeaten Gary Antonio Russell (19-1, 12 KOs). After their August 2021 matchup led to a no-contest as a result of a head butt in spherical one, the rematch was once more known as after a head butt, with this one occurring in spherical 9.

Rodriguez suffered the worst of the conflict, however was capable of rise to his ft and end the spherical, earlier than the struggle was stopped by the ringside doctor as spherical 10 started. Puerto Rico’s Rodriguez emerged victorious on the playing cards by scores of 100-90, 99-91and 97-93.

“I’m going to get slightly relaxation now, then I wish to come again and struggle for the world title,” mentioned Rodriguez post-fight.

“He was the higher fighter as we speak,” mentioned Russell. “I felt like he out pointed me. I believed I began to select it up after the fifth spherical however it wasn’t sufficient.”

Russell introduced an unbeaten file into the competition, and was on the lookout for a signature victory to launch himself into title competition. Nonetheless he was met with a stiff protection early, as Rodriguez discovered spots for highly effective counter photographs that staggered Russell in rounds one and 4.

Rodriguez remained affected person and practically scored a knockout blow in spherical eight, touchdown an ideal straight counter proper hand that put Russell on the mat. Rodriguez managed the motion all through, out touchdown his opponent 120 to 73 general, and 78 to 41 in energy punches on his solution to the win.

“In case you get knocked down with a great shot, you clearly really feel it,” mentioned Russell. “Folks wish to lie about that. However I used to be acutely aware and capable of regain myself. It was the primary time I used to be ever damage in a struggle, however I used to be ready for it.”

“I knew that I used to be dominating the struggle,” mentioned Rodriguez. “After I knocked him down, I believed his nook ought to have stopped the struggle. He wasn’t proper at that second.”

Prelims motion on FS1 and FOX Deportes was topped by rising prospect Vito Mielnicki Jr. (13-1, 8 KOs) scoring a dominating unanimous determination victory over Limberth Ponce (19-6, 11 KOs) after 10 rounds of motion. The 20-year-old managed the tempo all through and simply out landed his opponent on his solution to a triumph by scores of 98-92 and 99-91 twice.

Motion on FS1 additionally featured rising light-weight contender Michel Rivera (24-0, 14 KOs) as he punctuated a dominating efficiency by dropping Jerry Perez (14-2, 11 KOs) within the ultimate second of their eight spherical duel, incomes the unanimous determination by scores of 80-71 and 79-72 twice. Within the opening bout on FS1, Gurgen Hovhannisyan (4-0, 4 KOs) remained unbeaten with a stoppage victory over Michael Coffie (13-3, 10 KOs), because the ringside doctor suggested referee Ricky Gonzalez to halt the motion following spherical six.

The occasion was promoted by BombZquad Promotions and TGB Promotions.

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