![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/anthony-joshua-vs-robert-helenius-uk-start-time-live-stream-tv-channel-undercard-details-for-o2-fight-this-weekend/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Arsenal-news-14.png&description=ROB-PLACEMENT Anthony Joshua vs Robert Helenius: UK start time, live stream, TV channel, undercard details for O2 fight this weekend ANTHONY JOSHUA has a new opponent in Robert Helenius for his fight this weekend at the O2 Arena. AJ was originally scheduled to face Dillian Whyte on Saturday night but the fight was cancelled after the Body Snatcher failed a drugs test. 4 Anthony Joshua beat Jermaine Franklin back in April Credit: Richard Pelham / The Sun 4 Robert Helenius was knocked out by Deontay Wilder in a round last year Credit: Getty Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn has been scrambling since to find an opponent to replace Whyte. Heavyweight fighters Filip Hrgovic, Derek Chisora, Demsey McKean and Gerald Washington, who are all fighting on the same card, were all considered. But Helenius, who was fought both Whyte and Chisora before too, was eventually chosen. Helenius was knocked out by Deontay Wilder last year in just one round but bounced back with a win just last weekend. The Finnish veteran stopped his opponent in three rounds in what was his first win since his victory over Adam Kownacki on the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 undercard. Joshua is coming off an uninspiring points win over Jermaine Franklin in April, but he'll be hoping he can get a KO win here. Joshua hasn't won by knockout since his 9th-round destruction of Kubrat Pulev in December 2020, before he lost two title bouts with Oleksandr Usyk. Providing Joshua beats Helenius, he's all set to face Wilder in a clash that will likely take place in Saudi Arabia in 2024. 4 When is Joshua vs Helenius? Joshua's clash with Helenius will take place on Saturday, August 12. The fight will be held at the O2 Arena in London. The main card is set to start at 7pm BST. Ring-walks for the main event will likely get underway from around 10.30pm BST. Why was the Dillian Whyte fight cancelled? Joshua vs Whyte won't be happening because Whyte has failed a drugs test. Matchroom released a statement which read: "Today, t){kind=link}
ANTHONY JOSHUA has a new opponent in Robert Helenius for his fight this weekend at the O2 Arena.
AJ was originally scheduled to face Dillian Whyte on Saturday night but the fight was cancelled after the Body Snatcher failed a drugs test.
Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn has been scrambling since to find an opponent to replace Whyte.
Heavyweight fighters Filip Hrgovic, Derek Chisora, Demsey McKean and Gerald Washington, who are all fighting on the same card, were all considered.
But Helenius, who was fought both Whyte and Chisora before too, was eventually chosen.