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HAAPOJA vs DEMCHENKO

06/01/2015 - 00:05:24

 

 

In Finland on January 31

By Per-Ake Persson

Juho Haapoja
 
Lightheavyweight Juho Haapoja (24-5-1) headlines his own show at Power Park in Kauhava (Finland) and take on tought Italy-based Ukrainan Serhyi Demchenko (14-7) January 31 in non-title ten rounder.
 
Haapoja began his career as a heavyweight, then trimmed down to cruiser and is now down to lightheavy. He fought some tough guys on the road such Rakhim Chakhiev, Silvio Branco and Mateusz Masternak and held the EU cruiser title in 2011-12.
 
On the undercard is middleweight Henri Kekalainen (4-1) and welter Mika Ritala (2-0).
 
Per-Åke Persson