Robert Helenius
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Helenius in 2010
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| Born | Robert Gabriel Helenius 2 January 1984 , Sweden |
| Other names | The Nordic Nightmare Robbe |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 201 cm (79 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Berlin, Germany |
| Team | Sauerland |
| Trainer | Johan Lindström |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 14 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Amateur boxing record | |
| Total | 144 |
| Wins | 105 |
| By knockout | 51 |
| Losses | 38 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
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Robert Gabriel Helenius (born 2 January 1984) is a Finnish professional boxer. He is a two-time former European heavyweight champion, having held the title from 2011 to 2012, and 2015 to 2016.
Helenius began training boxing under his father at the mere age of 5. He won the bronze medal in 2000 at the European "cadets" (U 17) championships in Patras; he lost to Croatian Mario Preskar. In 2001 at the Junior European Championships in Sarajevo he earned another bronze, losing to hard-hitting Russian Islam Timurziev.
At the 2001 Finnish Amateur Boxing Championships, in the super heavyweight division, Helenius lost to eventual gold medallist Janne Katajisto in the first round. The following year, Katajisto defeated Helenius in the final.
In 2005 at Mianyang Helenius beat David Price on points but then lost to Rustam Saidov.
2006, however, was his breakthrough year. At the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plovdiv he finished second, again beaten by Timurziev, this time on points. By this time all of Helenius's victories had come by knockout including versus Bogdan Dinu.
Since 2006 Helenius has been fighting in Germany in the Box-Bundesliga (Premier League) for Hertha BSC. Promoter Sauerland-Boxstall had bought an option in case Helenius turned pro after the Olympics. At the Olympic qualifiers he lost to Marko Tomasović and Jaroslavas Jakšto. Helenius also faced MMA heavyweight fighter Sergei Kharitonov in the amateurs, beating him by points.
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