Fighting Anthony Joshua Is An Opportunity I Couldn’t Let Slip Away – Robert Helenius

Robert Helenius has been named as Anthony Joshua’s replacement opponent for Saturday night’s heavyweight clash at London’s O2 Arena.

He was recently named as AJ’s next opponent despite fighting three days ago, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he is a true Viking who is willing to face any challenge at a moment’s notice, so his recent fight means nothing.

Robert added that he had to accept the challange because battling Anthony Joshua is an opportunity he was not going to let slip away.

His words, “I am a true Viking that is willing to face any challenge at a moment’s notice.”

“This is not an opportunity I was going to let slip away. I plan to make the most of it.”

Joshua added, “This wasn’t in the script. I am laser-focused on the win. I can make steps forward to bigger and better things but the roadmap has a checkpoint – Saturday night.”

WOW.

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, OBE (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer who is a two-time unified heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles since December 2019 and previously between 2016 and June 2019. At regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2014 to 2016.

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua was born on 15 October 1989 in Watford, Hertfordshire, the son of Yeta and Robert Joshua. His mother is Nigerian, while his father is of Nigerian and Irish ancestry. Joshua’s Nigerian background can be specifically traced back to the Yoruba people, amongst whom he is of aristocratic rank.

His cousin, Ben Ileyemi, is also a professional boxer. The pair made their professional debuts together in 2013. Joshua spent some of his early years in Nigeria as a boarding school student at Mayflower School in Ikenne.

Following his parents’ divorce when he was 12, he returned to the UK halfway through Year Seven to join Kings Langley Secondary School. Growing up on the Meriden Estate in Garston, Hertfordshire, he was called “Femi” by his friends and former teachers, due to his middle name, Oluwafemi. He excelled at football and athletics and broke his school’s Year Nine 100 m record with a time of 11.6 seconds.