Ville Piispanen Explained

Ville Piispanen
Weight:Light-welterweight
Height:1.68 m
Nationality:Finnish
Birth Date:4 December 1983
Birth Place:Lahti, Finland
Style:Orthodox
Total:29
Wins:19
Ko:6
Losses:7
Draws:3

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

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
29LossJose Manuel Lopez ClaveroPTS623 May 2015
28Loss19–6–3Luca GiaconRTD6 (12)29 Nov 2014
27Win19–5–3Filip RzadekUD66 Sep 2014
26Loss18–5–3Bradley SaundersKO1 (10), 7 Jun 2014
25Win18–4–3Janneh HarunaUD617 May 2014
24Loss17–4–3Michele di RoccoUD1221 Dec 2013
23Win17–3–3Juris Ivanovs417 Jun 2013
22Loss16–3–3Lenny DawsUD1213 Oct 2012
21Win16–2–3Iliyar NasirovUD63 Mar 2012
20Loss15–2–3Vittorio Oi7 (12), 3 Jun 2011
19Draw15–1–3Daniel RasillaSD1227 Nov 2010
18Win15–1–2Emanuele de ProphetisRTD4 (12), 18 Jul 2010
17Win14–1–2Luis AcevedoKO2 (6), 11 May 2010
16Draw13–1–2Jaakko Myllylä1027 Nov 2009
15Win13–1–1Sento MartinezUD622 Aug 2009
14Loss12–1–1Giuseppe LauriTKO6 (12)19 Dec 2008
13Win12–0–1Cristian ChavezTKO1 (6), 28 Nov 2008
12Win11–0–1Cristian FriasUD814 Apr 2008
11Win10–0–1Richard AsareUD61 Feb 2008
10Win9–0–1Wladimir BorovUD622 Oct 2007
9Win8–0–1Juris IvanovsTKO4 (6), 21 Apr 2007
8Draw7–0–1Alexander Saltykov630 Jan 2007
7Win7–0Lubos Priehradnik6 (6), 13 Jan 2007
6Win6–0Manuel GomesUD66 Oct 2006
5Win5–0Andis Didzus1 (4), 16 Sep 2006
4Win4–0Maurycy GojkoUD65 May 2006
3Win3–0Ladislav OcetekUD425 Mar 2006
2Win2–0Ladislav OcetekUD416 Jan 2006
1Win1–0Arturs Jaskuls430 Sep 2005

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nyrkkeilyliitto.com/tulokset/sm-mitalistit/2000-2009/2002/ "SM-Nyrkkeilyt 2002 Töölön Kisahalli, HKI"
  2. http://www.nyrkkeilyliitto.com/tulokset/sm-mitalistit/2000-2009/2003/ "08.-10.03.2003 SM-Nyrkkeilyt Tampere/TVS"
  3. http://www.nyrkkeilyliitto.com/tulokset/sm-mitalistit/2000-2009/2005/ "26.-28.02.2005 SM-Nyrkkeilyt Seniorit Lahti/LaKa"
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20081222075330/http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/headlines/EkkAZuuyZlpXWMICCo.html "Skelton wins Euro title!"
  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. http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/sport/9984767.Victorious_Daws__can_be_European_champion_/?ref=rss "Daws overcomes Finn giant to win European Union title on points"
  8. http://www.boxingscene.com/di-rocco-retains-ebu-crown-decisions-piispanen--72976 "Di Rocco Retains EBU Crown, Decisions Piispanen"