Anthony Joshua wins by knockout after 2.5 years

British boxer Anthony Joshua, a former world champion, defeated Finnish athlete Robert Helenius by knockout.

In the bout held at the O2 Arena in London, the capital of England, Joshua, 33, who displayed a more aggressive game than Helenius, won the fight by knocking out his opponent in the seventh round.

Anthony Joshua, who won by knockout for the first time in two and a half years, reached his 26th win in his 29th professional match. After holding the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight belts, the World Boxing Organization Boxing (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) for a long time, Joshua lost these titles to the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk twice in a row had delivered.

Helenius, 39, who played the 37th game of his career, lost for the fifth time. (AA)