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

Anders Eklund
Born(1957-12-22)22 December 1957
Gävle, Sweden
Died1 April 2010(2010-04-01) (aged 52)
Uppsala, Sweden
Statistics
Weight(s)heavyweight

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

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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

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