Career
Tolppola is currently serving a two-year ban from boxing due to doping. On 10 December 2001, Tolppola made his professional debut by defeating Anton Vontszemu via four-round points decision. His first title fight came on 26 November 2004 against Michele Orlando for the vacant IBF International welterweight title.
Fighting outside of Finland for the first time as a professional, Tolppola lost a narrow twelve-round split decision in Orlando"s native Italy.
Two months later, on 28 January 2005, Tolppola went on the road again, losing a ten-round points decision to David Barnes in Scotland. Between 2007 and 2009, Tolppola challenged for both the European and European Union super-lightweight titles twice each, but lost all of those bouts.
In his fourth attempt, against Giuseppe Lauri on 30 May 2009, the fight ended in a highly controversial manner when Tolppola was first disqualified after ten rounds due to repeated fouls, after which his father stormed the ring and punched the referee. After taking a five-year break from the sport, Tolppola returned to the ring on 9 May 2014.
He would score three consecutive wins by unanimous decision before challenging unbeaten Matias Laitinen for the vacant Finnish welterweight title on 23 May 2015.
The Finnish Professional Boxing Association subsequently handed Tolppola a two-year ban from boxing.