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US boxer Deontay Wilder (L) and Swedish-Finnish boxer Robert Helenius face off after their weigh-in ahead of their WBC Heavyweight title fight in New York City on October 14, 2022. - Wilder and Helenius will fight on October 15, 2022 at Barclays Center. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
US boxer Deontay Wilder (L) and Swedish-Finnish boxer Robert Helenius face off after their weigh-in ahead of their WBC Heavyweight title fight in New York City on October 14, 2022. - Wilder and Helenius will fight on October 15, 2022 at Barclays Center. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

Boxing Twitter Stunned After Deontay Wilder's 1st-Round Knockout of Robert Helenius

Paul Kasabian
Oct 16, 2022

Deontay Wilder made a triumphant return to the boxing ring Saturday thanks to a first-round knockout of Robert Helenius in a heavyweight match from Brooklyn, New York's Barclays Center.

The former WBC heavyweight champion's vicious right hand ended the night early.

Wilder had been out of the ring for the past 12 months after losing to heavyweight champion Tyson Fury via knockout. He returned to his domineering ways in the ring, however, after delivering the 42nd knockout of his career.

Wilder, who is now 43-2-1 lifetime, got the knockout in with just three seconds remaining in Round 1.

Here's a look at how Twitter responded to Wilder's performance.

Helenius fell to 31-4 with the defeat.

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