- Robert Helenius
Robert Gabriel Helenius (b.January 2, 1984 in
Stockholm ) is a Finnish amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the European Championships 2006 at super heavyweight.Amateur
Helenius won the bronze medal in 2000 at the European "cadets"(U 17) championships in
Patras , he lost to CroatianMario Preskar .2001 inSarajevo at the junior European Championships he made another bronze losing to hard-hitting RussianIslam Timurziev .2005 in
Mianyang he beat David Price on points but lost toRustam Saidov 2006, however, was his breakthrough year as at the
2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships inPlovdiv he finished second again beaten by Timurziev this time on points but all of Helenius' victories had come by KO including vsBogdan Dinu .Since 2006 he is fighting in Germany , fighting in the Box-Bundesliga for
Hertha BSC Promoter Sauerland-Boxstall has bought an option if he turns pro after the Olympics. At the Olympic qualifiers he lost to Marko Tomasović andJaroslavas Jakšto .Pro
He turned pro for Germany's Wilfried Sauerland in 2008.
External links
* [http://www.boxing.fi/sivu.php?lid=69&lan=1 List of some fights]
* [http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=451505&cat=boxer Pro record]
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