Lena Åkesson

Lena Åkesson
Statistics
Real name Lena Åkesson
Weight(s) Lightweight[1]
Height

5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

[1]
Reach 68 in (170 cm)[1]
Nationality Sweden Sweden[1]
Born (1967-08-10) August 10, 1967[1]
Stockholm, Sweden[1]
Boxing record
Total fights 15
Wins 14
Wins by KO 8
Losses 1
Draws 0
No contests 0

Lena Åkesson (born August 10, 1967 in Stockholm, Sweden)[2] is a former world-class female professional boxer whose career took place in the late 1990s. Trained by Luis Lagerman and Angelo Dundee,[3] Åkesson racked up a pro record of 14-1 with 8 KOs,[2] her only loss coming in a 10-round decision to Melissa Del Valle for the WIBF title, in a bout that resulted in a unanimous decision in Del Valle's favor.[4]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
16 fights 15 wins 1 loss
By knockout 8 0
By decision 7 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Win
14 Loss Melissa Del Valle Women's International Boxing Federation World super featherweight title
13 Win
12 Win
11 Win
10 Win
9 Win
8 Win Kathy Long
7 Win
6 Win
5 Win
4 Win
3 Win
2 Win
1 Win

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lena Åkesson Awakening Profile". Awakeningfighters.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. 1 2 "Lena Akesson". BoxRec.
  3. ↑ Mendlowitz, Andy (11 April 1999). "Dundee's Akesson scores first round TKO". Washington Post.
  4. ↑ Schudel, Matt (9 July 2000). "The Lady is a Champ". South Florida Sun Sentinel.


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