Anders Eklund (boxer)

Anders Eklund (22 December 1957 – 1 April 2010) was a Swedish boxer. He was nicknamed Lillen (Swedish: "Tiny"), but later chose the nickname "Viking".

Eklund was born in Gävle. He competed in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he was defeated in the quarter finals. He made his pro debut on October 7, 1982, in Copenhagen. Eklund won the European (EBU) Heavyweight Title on March 9, 1985, by beating Steffen Tangstad, but lost the belt in his next fight, against Britain's Frank Bruno. He regained the title in 1987 against the Spaniard Alfredo Evangelista but lost it the same year against the Italian Francesco Damiani.

The magazine Boxing Illustrated named Eklund "A solid 10 round winning fighter" in a ranking in the early 1990s where he was deemed among the top 20. Eklund died of a

apartment. He was 52 years old.

Professional boxing record

19 Wins (10 knockouts, 9 decisions), 5 Losses (4 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	19-5-1	Garing Lane	UD	6	17/05/1990	Nordjysk Messecenter, Aars, Denmark
Loss	18-5-1	Tim Witherspoon	KO	1 (10), 1:11	19/10/1989	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	18-4-1	Philipp Brown	UD	12	16/03/1989	Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, U.S.	WBA Americas Heavyweight Title.
Win	17-4-1	Rick Kellar	KO	3 (8), 2:38	12/12/1988	Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland
Loss	16-4-1	Francesco Damiani	KO	6 (12), 2:40	09/10/1987	Aosta, Italy	EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win	16-3-1	Alfredo Evangelista	KO	7 (12)	28/03/1987	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win	15-3-1	Stefano Vassallo	UD	8	27/02/1987	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
Win	14-3-1	Jesse Ferguson	PTS	8	17/10/1986	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
Win	13-3-1	Tony Foster	KO	2 (8), 2:56	03/10/1986	Idraetshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	12-3-1	Glenn McCrory	UD	8	18/04/1986	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
Loss	11-3-1	Frank Bruno	KO	4 (12), 0:20	01/10/1985	Wembley Arena, London, England	EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win	11-2-1	Steffen Tangstad	TKO	4 (12)	09/03/1985	Copenhagen, Denmark	EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win	10-2-1	Dorcey Gaymon	KO	8 (8)	09/11/1984	Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	9-2-1	Rudy Gauwe	TKO	6 (8)	27/10/1984	Mariehamn, Finland
Win	8-2-1	Rocky Burton	KO	1 (8), 1:00	05/10/1984	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
Loss	7-2-1	Joe Bugner	MD	10	13/01/1984	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
Win	7-1-1	Steve Gee	TKO	5 (8), 1:47	17/12/1983	Hotel Arkipelag, Mariehamn, Finland
Loss	6-1-1	Noel Quarless	TKO	1 (10), 1:10	13/10/1983	Crest Hotel, London, England
Draw	6-0-1	Guido Trane	PTS	6	06/10/1983	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	6-0	Paddy Finn	KO	1 (8), 2:52	14/09/1983	Alexandra Palace, London, England
Win	5-0	Felipe Rodriguez	PTS	6	08/04/1983	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	4-0	Terry O'Connor	PTS	4	11/02/1983	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	3-0	Ricky James	KO	3 (4), 1:43	02/12/1982	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
Win	2-0	Theo Josephs	PTS	4	05/11/1982	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	1-0	Damien Marignan	PTS	4	07/10/1982	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sources

• Anders Eklund's obituary at Aftonbladet (in Swedish)

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