Heavyweights Adam Kownacki and Robert Helenius took part in a fight week media workout Wednesday at the world famous Gleason’s Gym before they meet in a WBA title eliminator headlining on FOX this Saturday from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
Adam Kownacki: “Right now I’m just focused on Robert Helenius. It’s going to be a tough test and a tall test. I have to be ready to exact my game plan and pass the test…His jab is the main thing I’m focused on. If I can get past his jab, I think I’m going to have a lot of success. When I get inside, I’m going to punish him and If I get the chance, I’ll be ready to end the fight.”
Robert Helenius: “I’m going to stick and move and show off my boxing skills. We’ve been training to take advantage of the flaws in his defense and if the opportunity comes for the knockout, we’ll take it. We’ve trained hard to make sure I have the stamina to take advantage even if it’s the final round…every heavyweight hits hard, but I think that Adam is more about volume. I have to be ready for the knockout punch, but he’s more focused on breaking down an opponent and overwhelming them with punches.”
Also participating in the workout were heavyweights Efe Ajagba and Razvan Cojanu, who battle in the co-main event, plus rising heavyweight Frank Sanchez, who takes on Joey Dawejko to open the night of heavyweight action.
Efe Ajagba: “Every fight is good experience for me. I wasn’t happy with my performance in my last fight. I want to deliver the best that I can every time I fight.”
Razvan Cojanu: “This is heavyweight boxing, so nobody is invincible. People talk like Efe like he’s supernatural, but I saw his last six or seven fights, he’s a strong fighter, but I think that I’m going to give my best performance Saturday night.”
Frank Sanchez: “I feel like I’m ready for a world title fight right now. I can’t look past this fight though. This is a big platform for me and I know that I have to take care of business.”
Wouldnt if be SO MUCH BETTER if Kownacki was fighting a top level hvwt.??
yes it would, a couple yrs ago helenius was a good prospect , but has not lived up to that, lets see what adam does before we judge, could be a good fight
Definitely a letdown of an opponent for Kownacki after 7 months out of the ring. He destroys Gerald Washington then gets someone, beats Chris Arreola….. and then gets to fight someone who Washington knocked out?? Meanwhile there’re heavyweights fighting on his undercard who I would have rather seen him in with.
Maybe they are building up the show. The winners of this round face each other in the next round.
He should fight Ruiz then get title shot or just get his shot anyway.
Kownacki in 2!
Kownacki is not quite ready for top 10 level competition, he needs this fight for experience and one more top 20 fighter that can punch before he can graduate to top 10 fights IMO…
Charles Martin,Chris arreola not top ten fighters
How come there is no quote from Joey? He’s a tough SOB and is much more likely to pull an upset than either Cojanu or Helenius.
Let’s go Joey!!!
Tough fighter but not really likely to win here.
Helenius if hes right overhand connected only kownackis boxing boots has left that stadium.
When Kownacki boxed Charles Martin, that was a fun fight to watch. Simply toe-to-toe and back-and-forth action all they way thru til the end. Kownacki may be soft in the mid-section, but he has guts and courage. Kownacki is willing to take chances and return fire as a fighter. Yes, a person cant help, but enjoy watching his fights!
Imagine marciano vs wilder . Wilder would be running around the ring like a track star lol. Marciano first round knockout and if he hit wilders thigh he would break it in half.
Kownacki deserves title shot helenius has no defense leaves his head up