Jussi Koivula (born 24 December 1983) is a Finnish professional boxer who has challenged twice for the European welterweight title in 2016 and 2017.
Professional career Koivula made his professional debut on 30 August 2008, scoring a third-round stoppage over Tibor Rafael. He would fight exclusively in Finland for the next six years, remaining undefeated until 20 April 2013, when Łukasz Maciec stopped him in five rounds."Suomalaisnyrkkeilijä sai rajun iskun silmäänsä -"Havaintokyky meni"" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Sanoma. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016. On 7 February 2015, Koivula fought away from home for the first time in an attempt to win the vacant IBF Inter-Continental junior-middleweight title, but lost a unanimous decision to Marcello Matano in Italy."Jussi Koivulalle selvä pistetappio Italiassa" (in Finnish). boxing.fi. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016. Another visit to Italy, on 22 April 2016, saw Koivula challenge unsuccessfully for the vacant European welterweight title, being stopped in nine rounds by Leonard Bundu.Persson, Per Ake (23 April 2016). "Leonard Bundu Stops Jussi Koivula, Captures EBU Title". BoxingScene. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes33LossSergio MartínezTKO9 (10)19 Dec 202032Loss24–7–1Conor BennTKO2 (10), 21 Jun 201931Loss24–6–1Jordy WeissUD1226 Apr 201930Win24–5–1Alisher AshurovPTS412 Jul 201829Loss23–5–1Samuel Vargas1011 Nov 201728Win23–4–1Pal OlahDQ3 (6), 26 Aug 201727Win22–4–1Nerdin FejzovicTKO4 (6), 6 May 201726Loss21–4–1Mohamed MimouneUD1231 Mar 201725Win21–3–1Gyorgy VargaTKO3 (6)9 Jun 201624Win20–3–1Srecko JanjicPTS421 May 201623Loss19–3–1Leonard BunduTKO9 (12), 22 Apr 201622Loss19–2–1Zoran DidanovicTKO3 (4), 21 Nov 201521Draw18–2–1Artem Karasev68 Aug 201520Win18–2Michael ObinUD613 Jun 201519Loss17–2Marcello MatanoUD127 Feb 201518Win17–1Stiliyan KostovTKO9 (10), 16 Aug 201417Win16–1Ramazi GogichashviliTKO3 (8), 9 May 201416Win15–1Hassan Ait BassouUD107 Dec 201315Win14–1Lukasz Janik6 (8), 17 Aug 201314Loss13–1Łukasz MaciecTKO5 (10)20 Apr 201313Win13–0Arvydas TriznoUD616 Feb 201312Win12–0Giorgi UngiadzeUD815 Sep 201211Win11–0Jarkko JussilaUD821 Jan 201210Win10–0Jose Del RioUD83 Dec 20119Win9–0Kobe VandekerkhoveUD821 May 20118Win8–0Konstantins SakaraUD64 Mar 20117Win7–0Nuno CruzUD827 Nov 20106Win6–0Vatche WartanianUD64 Sep 20105Win5–0Leonti VorontsukTKO3 (6), 11 May 20104Win4–0Gabor TotiTKO2 (4), 27 Nov 20093Win3–0Adam ZadwornyUD414 Feb 20092Win2–0Sergejs Volodins428 Nov 20081Win1–0Tibor Rafael3 (4), 30 Aug 2008
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