# Janne Katajisto

Janne Katajisto (born 13 March 1978) is a Finnish former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2014. He challenged once for the European Union heavyweight title in 2014, and won the Finnish heavyweight title in 2011.

## Amateur career

As an amateur, Katajisto won consecutive gold medals in the super-heavyweight division at the 2001 and 2002 Finnish national championships. At the 2001 event he defeated Robert Helenius in the first round, and in 2002 defeated him again in the final.

## Professional career

Katajisto made his professional debut on 8 August 2009, knocking out Igor Evseev in the first round. 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.

## Professional boxing record

| 19 fights | 16 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 8 | 2 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | 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 | |