Johann Duhaupas (pronounced yoh-hun doo-uh-paw) (born 5 February 1981) is a French professional boxer who challenged for the WBC heavyweight title in 2015. At regional level he has held multiple heavyweight titles, including the European Union title from 2013 to 2014.
Professional career
Early career Johann Duhaupas began his pro career in 2004. In 2008, with an undefeated record of 17–0, Duhaupas faced another undefeated boxer, Italian Francesco Pianeta. He lost the fight by a unanimous decision.
On 14 March 2015 Duhaupas was defeated by the German boxer Erkan Teper by a twelve round unanimous decision. Despite the loss, Duhaupas looked very good, took Teper's best shots and gave him his hardest fight of his career.
27 days later, on 10 April 2015 Duhaupas faced the future regular WBA heavyweight champion Manuel Charr in Moscow, Russia and beat him by a 10 round decision.
Duhaupas vs. Wilder
Duhaupas faced hard hitting Deontay Wilder for the WBC World heavyweight title on 26 September 2015 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was outboxed, suffering severe swelling and sustaining cuts, and was stopped in the eleventh round after being hit with several unanswered blows.
Duhaupas vs. Helenius
On 2 April 2016 Duhaupas traveled to Finland to take on undefeated Robert Helenius. Duhaupas was brought in as an underdog but instead he dominated Helenius and gave him his first career loss. Duhaupas dropped him twice prior to knockout in the sixth round.
Duhaupas vs. Povetkin
On a day's notice Duhaupas took on the fight against Russian fighter Alexander Povetkin, replacing the former WBC heavyweight champion Bermane Stiverne, who pulled out of the fight after learning that Povetkin tested positive for the banned substance ostarine and that the World Boxing Council wouldn't sanction the fight. Povetkin hurt Duhaupas with two left hooks to the head in round 6 to knock him down and out. The fight was halted by the referee, as Duhaupas was badly hurt from the left hands. The official time of the stoppage was at 2:59 of the 6th round.
Duhaupas vs. Miller
Following the Povetkin loss, Duhaupas knocked out three low-level opponents in 2017. He faced undefeated American Jarrell Miller on 28 April 2018, in New York. Duhaupas lost the bout via unanimous decision 119–109, 119–109, and 117–111.
In his next fight, Duhaupas fought and defeated Luis Pascual with a second round knockout in a scheduled eight-rounder.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes46Loss39–7Zhan KossobutskiyRTD5 (10), 21 May 202245Win39–6Andras CsomorTKO2 (8), 13 Nov 202144Loss38–6Tony YokaTKO1 (12), 25 Sep 202043Win38–5Luis PascualKO2 (8), 25 Oct 201942Loss37–5Jarrell MillerUD1228 Apr 201841Win37–4Newfel OuatahRTD8 (12), 14 Dec 201740Win36–4Evgeny OrlovTKO4 (10), 16 Sep 201739Win35–4David GogishviliKO3 (8), 22 Apr 201738Loss34–4Alexander PovetkinKO6 (10), 17 Dec 201637Win34–3Robert HeleniusKO6 (12), 2 Apr 201636Win33–3Marcelo NascimentoUD105 Feb 201635Loss32–3Deontay WilderTKO11 (12), 26 Sep 201534Win32–2Manuel CharrMD1010 Apr 201533Loss31–2Erkan TeperUD1214 Mar 201532Win31–1Janne KatajistoKO7 (12), 5 Apr 201431Win30–1Jarno RosbergKO4 (12), 19 Oct 201330Win29–1Fabrice AuriengKO4 (10), 22 Jun 201329Win28–1Kotatsu TakeharaTKO6 (8), 19 Sep 201228Win27–1Gabor FarkasTKO5 (8), 10 Feb 201227Win26–1Saul FarahTKO2 (8), 2 Apr 201126Win25–1Igoris BoruchaUD64 Dec 201025Win24–1Paul ButlinUD86 Nov 201024Win23–1Pavels DolgovsTKO8 (12), 22 May 201023Win22–1Aleksandrs SelezensDQ5 (8), 9 Apr 201022Win21–1Ramiro ReducindoKO1 (12), 5 Dec 200921Win20–1Jean Claude BikoiTKO3 (6), 3 Jul 200920Win19–1Evgeny OrlovUD623 May 200919Win18–1Serdar UysalRTD3 (8), 28 Mar 200918Loss17–1Francesco PianetaUD1220 Dec 200817Win17–0Radoslav MilutinovicTKO1 (6), 20 Jun 200816Win16–0Stephane TessierUD617 May 200815Win15–0Edgars KalnarsKO3 (6), 23 Feb 200814Win14–0Frank WuestenberghsTKO3 (8), 14 Dec 200713Win13–0Zoltan PetranyiDQ4 (6), 25 May 200712Win12–0Vlado SzaboPTS66 Apr 200711Win11–0Gabor GyurisKO1 (6), 26 Jan 200710Win10–0Janos SomogyiTKO3 (6), 1 Dec 20069Win9–0Abderezak MerichicheTKO2 (8), 23 Mar 20068Win8–0Roger FoeTKO3 (6), 26 Nov 20057Win7–0Roger FoeTKO2 (6), 8 Jul 20056Win6–0Mamadou SackoSD617 May 20055Win5–0Jerome GuennouTKO5 (6), 30 Apr 20054Win4–0Leon NzamaPTS630 Nov 20043Win3–0Marek ZeloPTS422 May 20042Win2–0Ludovic MacePTS48 May 20041Win1–0Stephane PouladeKO3 (4), 6 Feb 2004
References
External links
Johann Duhaupas - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live