Ville Piispanen

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.

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

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
Professional record summary
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 after Oi was 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
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