Juho Haapoja (Harman Hajy) boxer

Juho Haapoja boxer
bouts
39
won
28
lost
8
draw
2
Status
inactive
Division
cruiserweight
Debut
2006-04-08
Height
5′ 11½″/182cm
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1980-10-22
Death
-
Nationality
Finland

Juho Haapoja (born 22 October 1980) is a Finnish former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2017, and held the European Union cruiserweight title twice between 2011 and 2017.Haapoja made his professional debut on 8 April 2006, losing a four-round points decision to Remigijus Ziausys, who also debuted. A ten-round split draw against Jari Markkanen on 16 March 2007 denied Haapoja a chance to win the Finnish heavyweight title. He lost for a second time to Denis Bakhtov on 22 May 2008, which was for a WBC and PABA regional heavyweight title. On 28 November 2008, Haapoja stopped Sami Elovaara in nine rounds to become the Finnish heavyweight champion, winning the vacant title in his second attempt. A defence of this title against Jarno Rosberg, which went the ten-round distance, was later relegated to a no contest after Rosberg was caught for steroids.On 23 September 2011, Haapoja won his first major regional title by defeating Faisal Ibnel Arrami via unanimous decision (UD) to become the European Union cruiserweight champion. He made two successful defences against Ian Tims on 21 January 2012 (twelve-round unanimous decision) and Francesco Versaci on 15 September 2012 (fourth-round stoppage), but lost the title to Mateusz Masternak on 15 December 2012 (unanimous decision). Consecutive losses came against Silvio Branco on 6 July 2013 (tenth-round technical decision) and Rakhim Chakhkiyev on 15 March 2014 (ninth-round TKO), both times for the vacant WBC Silver cruiserweight title.Haapoja suffered his sixth professional loss on 31 January 2015, when he was stopped in two rounds by Serhiy Demchenko. In a rematch against Demchenko on 23 May, the fight ended in a ten-round split draw. Haapoja won his second European Union cruiserweight title on 25 March 2017, scoring a UD over Damian Bruzzese. His first defence, on 21 October, was unsuccessful: after losing an SD to Alexandru Jur, Haapoja promptly announced his retirement from boxing.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2017-10-21 Alexandru Jur WWWWWL Power Park, Kauhava LOST
Split-decision
2017-03-25 Leonardo Damian Bruzzese WWLWWW Kisahalli, Helsinki WIN
Unanimous decision
2016-09-17 Tamas Lodi DWLWWL Seinäjoki Areena, Seinajoki WIN
Unanimous decision
2016-04-02 Tamas Lodi WLDWLW Hartwall Arena, Helsinki LOST
KO
2015-12-19 Miguel Velozo WWWLLL Hartwall Arena, Helsinki WIN
KO
2015-05-23 Serhiy Demchenko WLLLLW Power Park, Kauhava DRAW
Points
2015-04-11 Jevgenijs Andrejevs LLLDLD Tervahalli, Kemi WIN
Unanimous decision
2015-01-31 Serhiy Demchenko LWLLLL Power Park, Kauhava LOST
Technical knockout
2014-09-20 Attila Palko WLLLLL Hartwall Arena, Helsinki WIN
Technical knockout
2014-08-16 Jevgenijs Andrejevs LWWLLL Operastage, Olavinlinna, Savonlinna WIN
Unanimous decision
2014-06-07 Frank White LLLWWW Power Park, Kauhava WIN
Technical knockout
2014-05-17 Lukasz Rusiewicz LLLWLL Salohalli, Salo WIN
Unanimous decision
2014-03-15 Rakhim Chakhkiev WWWWLW Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow LOST
Technical knockout
2013-07-06 Silvio Branco LWWWDL Stadio Comunale Fattori, Civitavecchia LOST
2013-04-20 Michele De Meo LWLWWL Pyynikin Palloiluhalli, Tampere WIN
Technical knockout
2013-03-09 Levan Jomardashvili LLLLWW Barona Areena, Espoo WIN
Technical knockout
2012-12-15 Mateusz Masternak WWWWWW Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg (Nürnberg) LOST
Unanimous decision
2012-09-15 Francesco Versaci WWWWWW Seinäjoki Areena, Seinajoki WIN
Corner retirement
2012-01-21 Ian Tims WWWWWW Seinäjoki Areena, Seinajoki WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-09-23 Faisal Ibnel Arrami LWWLWW Ice Hall, Helsinki WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-05-21 Roman Kracik LWWLLW Seinäjoki Areena, Seinajoki WIN
Unanimous decision
2011-03-04 Mantas Tarvydas LWLWLL Hartwall Arena, Helsinki WIN
Technical knockout
2010-11-13 Zoltan Czekus LWWWWW Seinäjoki Areena, Seinajoki WIN
Technical knockout
2010-05-29 Tony Kikanga LWLLWW Anssin Jussin Areena, Yliharma WIN
Technical knockout
2010-03-20 Pavels Dolgovs WDLWWW Liikunta- ja kulttuuritalo, Juuka WIN
Unanimous decision
2009-11-27 Jarno Rosberg WWWWWW Pyynikin Palloiluhalli, Tampere NC
2009-08-22 Humberto Evora WLLLLL The Circus, Helsinki WIN
Split-decision
2009-03-14 Stanislav Lukyanchikov LLLL Urheiluhalli, Kemi WIN
Corner retirement
2009-02-21 Valeri Semiskur LLWLLL Rewell Center, Vaasa WIN
Technical knockout
2008-11-28 Sami Elovaara LWWWWW Hartwall Arena, Helsinki WIN
Technical knockout
2008-08-30 Jevgenijs Stamburskis LLLLWL Metro Auto Arena, Tampere WIN
Technical knockout
2008-05-22 Denis Bakhtov WWWLWW Yubileiny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg LOST
KO
2008-04-05 Daniil Peretyatko WWLLWW Vaasan Maapohjahalli, Vaasa WIN
Split-decision
2007-11-02 Yuri Lunev LLLWWW Anssin Jussin Areena, Yliharma WIN
Technical knockout
2007-09-15 Oleg Agafonov W Vaasan Maapohjahalli, Vaasa WIN
Technical knockout
2007-03-16 Jari Markkanen WWLDW Kuopio DRAW
Points
2006-12-01 Sergey Bakin debut Vaasa Sporthall, Vaasa WIN
Technical knockout
2006-09-23 Pavel Baryshnikov LLLL Harma's Fitness Center, Yliharma WIN
Unanimous decision
2006-04-08 Remigijus Ziausys debut Umpitunneli, Tornio LOST
Points