Former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (42-2, 41 KOs) will fight next on October 15.

The American will face Finnish boxer Robert Helenius (34-3, 20 KOs). The fight will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn..

This will be Wilder's first fight since two consecutive losses to Tyson Fury.. During the last meeting, Fury knocked out the "

Helenius defeated Pole Adam Kownacki in their second fight last October.. Prior to that, in March 2020, the Finn defeated Kownacki by technical knockout in the fourth round, inflicting the first defeat on the Pole in his career..

Recall that Wilder made a prediction for a rematch between Usyk and Joshua, which will take place this Saturday, August 20.