Ville Piispanen

Ville Piispanen
Piispanen (right) with manager Pekka Mäki in 2010. Mäki is shown holding the European Union super-lightweight title.
Born (1983-12-04) 4 December 1983 (age 41)
Lahti, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins19
Wins by KO6
Losses7
Draws3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Finnish national championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Tampere Lightweight
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Helsinki Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Lahti Light-welterweight

Ville Piispanen (born 4 December 1983) is a Finnish former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2015. He held the European Union super-lightweight title from 2010 to 2011, and challenged once for the European super-lightweight title in 2013.

Amateur career

Piispanen won a bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 2002 Finnish national amateur championships.[1] He followed this up with silver at lightweight in 2003[2] and bronze at light-welterweight in 2005.[3]

Professional career

On 30 September 2005, Piispanen made his professional debut by winning a four-round unanimous decision against Arturs Jaskuls, who also debuted. Piispanen fought for his first regional title against European Union super-lightweight champion Giuseppe Lauri on 19 December 2008, but was stopped in six rounds.[4] Two years later, on 18 July 2010, Piispanen fought again for the now-vacant title, stopping Emanuele de Prophetis in four rounds to become champion.

His first defence, on 27 November 2010, against Daniel Rasilla, ended in a split draw.[5] Piispanen was not as fortunate in his second defence, on 3 June 2011, as he lost to Vittorio Oi via seventh-round unanimous technical decision.[6] On 13 October 2012, Piispanen attempted to regain his title, now made vacant, against Lenny Daws. After twelve rounds, Piispanen lost a unanimous decision.[7] A chance to win the full European light-welterweight title came on 21 December 2013, against Michele di Rocco, but Piispanen lost again via unanimous decision.[8]

Professional boxing record

29 fights 19 wins 7 losses
By knockout 6 3
By decision 13 4
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Loss 19–7–3 Jose Manuel Lopez Clavero PTS 6 23 May 2015 Benalmádena, Andalusia, Spain
28 Loss 19–6–3 Luca Giacon RTD 6 (12) 29 Nov 2014 Pabellon de las Lagunas, Andalusia, Spain For WBA Continental (Europe) light-welterweight title
27 Win 19–5–3 Filip Rzadek UD 6 6 Sep 2014 Pyynikin Palloiluhalli, Tampere, Finland
26 Loss 18–5–3 Bradley Saunders KO 1 (10), 1:21 7 Jun 2014 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England For vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
25 Win 18–4–3 Janneh Haruna UD 6 17 May 2014 Salohalli, Salo, Finland
24 Loss 17–4–3 Michele di Rocco UD 12 21 Dec 2013 Pala Badminton, Milan, Italy For European light-welterweight title
23 Win 17–3–3 Juris Ivanovs PTS 4 17 Jun 2013 Ringside Gym, Helsinki, Finland
22 Loss 16–3–3 Lenny Daws UD 12 13 Oct 2012 Bluewater, Stone, England For vacant European Union light-welterweight title
21 Win 16–2–3 Iliyar Nasirov UD 6 3 Mar 2012 Ringside Gym, Espoo, Finland
20 Loss 15–2–3 Vittorio Oi TD 7 (12), 1:20 3 Jun 2011 Pomezia, Italy Lost European Union light-welterweight title;
Unanimous TD: Oi cut from an accidental head clash
19 Draw 15–1–3 Daniel Rasilla SD 12 27 Nov 2010 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland Retained European Union light-welterweight title
18 Win 15–1–2 Emanuele de Prophetis RTD 4 (12), 3:00 18 Jul 2010 Sequals, Italy Won vacant European Union light-welterweight title
17 Win 14–1–2 Luis Acevedo KO 2 (6), 1:49 11 May 2010 Varuboden Areena, Kirkkonummi, Finland
16 Draw 13–1–2 Jaakko Myllylä MD 10 27 Nov 2009 Pyynikin Palloiluhalli, Tampere, Finland For vacant Finnish light-welterweight title
15 Win 13–1–1 Sento Martinez UD 6 22 Aug 2009 The Circus, Helsinki, Finland
14 Loss 12–1–1 Giuseppe Lauri TKO 6 (12) 19 Dec 2008 PalaLido, Milan, Italy For European Union light-welterweight title
13 Win 12–0–1 Cristian Chavez TKO 1 (6), 2:12 28 Nov 2008 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
12 Win 11–0–1 Cristian Frias UD 8 14 Apr 2008 Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
11 Win 10–0–1 Richard Asare UD 6 1 Feb 2008 Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
10 Win 9–0–1 Wladimir Borov UD 6 22 Oct 2007 Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
9 Win 8–0–1 Juris Ivanovs TKO 4 (6), 2:31 21 Apr 2007 Urheilutalo, Lahti, Finland
8 Draw 7–0–1 Alexander Saltykov SD 6 30 Jan 2007 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
7 Win 7–0 Lubos Priehradnik TKO 6 (6), 1:52 13 Jan 2007 Urheiluhalli, Porvoo, Finland
6 Win 6–0 Manuel Gomes UD 6 6 Oct 2006 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
5 Win 5–0 Andis Didzus KO 1 (4), 0:41 16 Sep 2006 Tervahalli, Kemi, Finland
4 Win 4–0 Maurycy Gojko UD 6 5 May 2006 Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
3 Win 3–0 Ladislav Ocetek UD 4 25 Mar 2006 Tervahalli, Kemi, Finland
2 Win 2–0 Ladislav Ocetek UD 4 16 Jan 2006 Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
1 Win 1–0 Arturs Jaskuls UD 4 30 Sep 2005 Studio 51, Helsinki, Finland

References

  1. ^ "SM-Nyrkkeilyt 2002 Töölön Kisahalli, HKI" (in Finnish). Suomen Nyrkkeilyliitto. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "08.-10.03.2003 SM-Nyrkkeilyt Tampere/TVS" (in Finnish). Suomen Nyrkkeilyliitto. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ^ "26.-28.02.2005 SM-Nyrkkeilyt Seniorit Lahti/LaKa" (in Finnish). Suomen Nyrkkeilyliitto. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Skelton wins Euro title!". fightnews.com. Freitag Marketing Services. 19 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 13 Oct 2015.
  5. ^ Tuominen, Eero (27 November 2010). "Ville Piispanen säilytti EU-mestaruusvyönsä" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Sanoma. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ^ Lerner, Peter (3 June 2011). "Vittorio Oi Claims European Title". SecondsOut Boxing. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Daws overcomes Finn giant to win European Union title on points". Croydon Guardian. Newsquest. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Di Rocco Retains EBU Crown, Decisions Piispanen". BoxingScene. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Giuseppe Lauri 		European Union
super-lightweight champion
18 July 2010 – 3 June 2011 		Succeeded by
Vittorio Oi