Anders Eklund

Anders Eklund

Anders Eklund (born December 22, 1957 in Gävle) is a former boxer from Sweden. He was nicknamed "Lillen" (Swedish: "Baby Boy"), but later chose the nickname "Viking".

Eklund competed in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the quarter finals. and 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.

Eklund was never very popular in his homecountry, partly because pro-boxing is forbidden and considered dangerous there. 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.


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