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Which former world heavyweight champion did Robert Helenius defeat?

  • Floyd Mayweather

  • Mike Tyson

  • Samuel Peter

  • Anthony Joshua

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Robert Helenius defeated Samuel Peter in the seventh round of their fight on 19 October 2013 to claim the vacant WBA International heavyweight title. Peter had previously held the WBA (Super) and WBC heavyweight titles, but was stopped by Helenius with a right hand to the temple after he had been knocked down earlier in the round.
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