his first defence, on 27 november 2010, against daniel rasilla, ended in a split draw. piispanen was not as fortunate in his second defence, on 3 june 2011, as he lost to vittorio oi via seventh-round unanimous technical decision. on 13 october 2012, piispanen attempted to regain his title, now made vacant, against lenny daws. after twelve rounds, piispanen lost a unanimous decision. a chance to win the full european light-welterweight title came on 21 december 2013, against michele di rocco, but piispanen lost again via unanimous decision.