Janne Katajisto
| Janne Katajisto | |||||||||||||
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| Statistics | |||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Finnish Butterbean | ||||||||||||
| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||
| Born |
13 March 1978 Kankaanpää, Finland | ||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||
| Total fights | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Janne Katajisto (born 13 March 1978) is a Finnish professional boxer. He has challenged once for the European Union heavyweight title and is the current Finnish heavyweight champion.[1]
Amateur career
Katajisto won consecutive gold medals in the super heavyweight division at the 2001 and 2002 Finnish national amateur championships.[2][3] At the 2001 event he defeated Robert Helenius in the first round, and in 2002 defeated him again in the final.
Professional career
On 8 August 2009, Katajisto made his professional debut by knocking out Igor Evseev in the first round.[1] He won the Finnish heavyweight title on 24 September 2011, in a seventh-round stoppage over Petter Antman. Katajisto's first career loss came against Arnold Gjergjaj on 23 March 2013, who knocked him out in three rounds. A second loss came against future world heavyweight title challenger Johann Duhaupas on 5 April 2014, which was for the European Union heavyweight title. Katajisto was knocked out in the seventh round.[4]
Professional boxing record
| 19 fights, 16 wins (8 knockouts), 2 losses (2 knockouts), 1 draw[1] | ||||||||
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 19 | Loss | 16–2–1 | Johann Duhaupas | KO | 7 (12) | 5 Apr 2014 | Salle Omnisports, Abbeville, France | For European Union heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Juris Kirins | TKO | 3 (10), 2:01 | 10 Jan 2014 | Club Rigas Rings, Riga, Latvia | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Sandor Balogh | PTS | 4 | 13 Jul 2013 | Sisäsatama, Kemi, Finland | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Janis Ginters | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 18 May 2013 | Ravintola Parooni, Parkano, Finland | |
| 15 | Loss | 13–1–1 | Arnold Gjergjaj | KO | 3 (8), 0:20 | 23 Mar 2013 | Volkshaus, Basel, Switzerland | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Olegs Lopajevs | TKO | 2 (4), 2:45 | 18 Jan 2013 | Club Rigas Rings, Riga, Latvia | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Ivica Perkovic | UD | 6 | 10 Nov 2012 | Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Danny Williams | UD | 8 | 8 Sep 2012 | Night Club Hullupullo, Vaasa, Finland | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Pavlo Nechyporenko | TKO | 3 (6), 0:44 | 21 Apr 2012 | Restaurant Hotel Kantri, Kankaanpää, Finland | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Petter Antman | TKO | 7 (10), 2:09 | 24 Sep 2011 | Ravintola Amarillo, Vaasa, Finland | Won vacant Finnish heavyweight title |
| 9 | Draw | 8–0–1 | Pavels Dolgovs | SD | 8 | 28 May 2011 | Restaurant Hotel Kantri, Kankaanpää, Finland | For vacant Baltic Boxing Union International heavyweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Aleksandrs Selezens | UD | 6 | 29 Jan 2011 | Royal Night Club, Vaasa, Finland | Retained Baltic Boxing Union International heavyweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Remigijus Ziausys | UD | 6 | 20 Nov 2010 | Restaurant Hotel Kantri, Kankaanpää, Finland | Won vacant Baltic Boxing Union International heavyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Igoris Borucha | PTS | 6 | 7 Aug 2010 | Royal Night Club, Vaasa, Finland | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Dmitrijs Basovs | KO | 3 (6), 2:58 | 11 Apr 2010 | Maapohjahalli, Vaasa, Finland | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ladislav Kovarik | UD | 4 | 6 Feb 2010 | Ravintola Amarillo, Vaasa, Finland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jevgenijs Zolotovs | TKO | 2 (4), 0:40 | 14 Nov 2009 | Maapohjahalli, Vaasa, Finland | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ferenc Zsalek | UD | 4 | 12 Sep 2009 | Promenadikeskus, Pori, Finland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Igor Evseev | KO | 1 (4), 1:58 | 8 Aug 2009 | Ulvila, Finland | Professional debut |
Titles in boxing
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Baltic Boxing Union International heavyweight champion 20 November 2010 – 2011 |
Vacant |
| Vacant Title last held by Juho Haapoja |
Finnish heavyweight champion 24 September 2011 – present |
Incumbent |
References
- 1 2 3 Professional boxing record for Janne Katajisto from BoxRec. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "SM-Nyrkkeilyt 2001 Töölön Kisahalli, HKI" (in Finnish). Suomen Nyrkkeilyliitto. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "SM-Nyrkkeilyt 2002 Töölön Kisahalli, HKI" (in Finnish). Suomen Nyrkkeilyliitto. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Janne Katajisto joutui taipumaan" (in Finnish). Kankaanpään Seutu. Suomen paikallissanomat Oy. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2015.