Anders Eklund

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

This article is about the boxer. For the convicted murderer, see Anders Eklund (murderer).

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 heart attack on 1 April 2010, following a collapse at his Uppsala apartment. He was 52 years old.

Professional boxing record
19 Wins (10 knockouts, 9 decisions), 5 Losses (4 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 19-5-1 Garing Lane UD 6 17/05/1990 Nordjysk Messecenter, Aars 60-54, 60-54, 60-55.
Loss 18-5-1 Tim Witherspoon KO 1 (10), 1:11 19/10/1989 Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 18-4-1 Philipp Brown UD 12 16/03/1989 Harrah's, Reno, Nevada WBA Americas Heavyweight Title. 116-112, 115-112, 114-113.
Win 17-4-1 Rick Kellar KO 3 (8), 2:38 12/12/1988 Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Loss 16-4-1 Francesco Damiani KO 6 (12), 2:40 09/10/1987 Aosta, Aosta Valley EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 16-3-1 Alfredo Evangelista KO 7 (12) 28/03/1987 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 15-3-1 Stefano Vassallo UD 8 27/02/1987 Randers Hallen, Randers
Win 14-3-1 Jesse Ferguson PTS 8 17/10/1986 Randers Hallen, Randers
Win 13-3-1 Tony Foster KO 2 (8), 2:56 03/10/1986 Idraetshuset, Copenhagen
Win 12-3-1 Glenn McCrory UD 8 18/04/1986 Randers Hallen, Randers 79-75, 79-75, 79-74.
Loss 11-3-1 Frank Bruno KO 4 (12), 0:20 01/10/1985 Wembley Arena, Wembley, London EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 11-2-1 Steffen Tangstad TKO 4 (12) 09/03/1985 Copenhagen EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 10-2-1 Dorcey Gaymon KO 8 (8) 09/11/1984 Copenhagen
Win 9-2-1 Rudy Gauwe TKO 6 (8) 27/10/1984 Mariehamn
Win 8-2-1 Rocky Burton KO 1 (8), 1:00 05/10/1984 Randers Hallen, Randers
Loss 7-2-1 Joe Bugner MD 10 13/01/1984 Randers Hallen, Randers 95-98, 93-98, 97-97.
Win 7-1-1 Steve Gee TKO 5 (8), 1:47 17/12/1983 Hotel Arkipelag, Mariehamn
Loss 6-1-1 Noel Quarless TKO 1 (10), 1:10 13/10/1983 Crest Hotel, Bloomsbury, London
Draw 6-0-1 Guido Trane PTS 6 06/10/1983 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 6-0 Paddy Finn KO 1 (8), 2:52 14/09/1983 Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London, England
Win 5-0 Felipe "Pantera de Arosa" Rodriguez PTS 6 08/04/1983 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 4-0 Terry O'Connor PTS 4 11/02/1983 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 3-0 Ricky James KO 3 (4), 1:43 02/12/1982 Randers Hallen, Randers
Win 2-0 Theo Josephs PTS 4 05/11/1982 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 1-0 Damien Marignan PTS 4 07/10/1982 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen

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