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Biography
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 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 [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 4-5-1 |  Garing Lane | UD | 6 | 17/05/1990 |  Nordjysk Messecenter, Aars | 60-54, 60-54, 60-55. |
| Loss | 29-3 | Tim Witherspoon | KO | 1 | 19/10/1989 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey | Eklund knocked out at 1:11 of the first round. |
| Win | 30-3-2 | Philipp Brown | UD | 12 | 16/03/1989 | Harrah's, Reno, Nevada | WBA Americas Heavyweight Title. 116-112, 115-112, 114-113. |
| Win | 15-22-2 | Rick Kellar | KO | 3 | 12/12/1988 |  Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki | Kellar knocked out at 2:38 of the third round. |
| Loss | 18-0 |  Francesco Damiani | KO | 6 | 09/10/1987 | Aosta, Aosta Valley | EBU Heavyweight Title. Eklund knocked out at 2:40 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 60-10-4 |  Alfredo Evangelista | KO | 7 | 28/03/1987 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | EBU Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 11-1 | Stefano Vassallo | UD | 8 | 27/02/1987 | Randers Hallen, Randers | |
| Win | 14-3 | Jesse Ferguson | PTS | 8 | 17/10/1986 | Randers Hallen, Randers | |
| Win | 5-0 | Tony Foster | KO | 2 | 03/10/1986 | Idraetshuset, Copenhagen | Foster knocked out at 2:56 of the second round. |
| Win | 14-2 |  Glenn McCrory | UD | 8 | 18/04/1986 | Randers Hallen, Randers | 79-75, 79-75, 79-74. |
| Loss | 25-1 | Frank Bruno | KO | 4 | 01/10/1985 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London | EBU Heavyweight Title. Eklund knocked out at 0:20 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 21-0-2 |  Steffen Tangstad | TKO | 4 | 09/03/1985 | Copenhagen | EBU Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 9-2-1 | Dorcey Gaymon | KO | 8 | 09/11/1984 | Copenhagen | |
| Win | 18-10-2 |  Rudy Gauwe | TKO | 6 | 27/10/1984 | Mariehamn | |
| Win | 17-15 | Rocky Burton | KO | 1 | 05/10/1984 | Randers Hallen, Randers | Burton knocked out at 1:00 of the first round. |
| Loss | 57-10-1 |  Joe Bugner | MD | 10 | 13/01/1984 | Randers Hallen, Randers | 95-98, 93-98, 97-97. |
| Win | 16-11-2 | Steve Gee | TKO | 5 | 17/12/1983 | Hotel Arkipelag, Mariehamn | Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 7-4 | Noel Quarless | TKO | 1 | 13/10/1983 | Crest Hotel, Bloomsbury, London | Referee stopped the bout at 1:10 of the first round. |
| Draw | 9-2-2 | Guido Trane | PTS | 6 | 06/10/1983 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | |
| Win | 4-0 |  Paddy Finn | KO | 1 | 14/09/1983 | Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London, England | Finn knocked out at 2:52 of the first round. |
| Win | 24-5-4 |  Felipe "Pantera de Arosa" Rodriguez | PTS | 6 | 08/04/1983 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | |
| Win | 20-20-3 | Terry O'Connor | PTS | 4 | 11/02/1983 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | |
| Win | 9-10 | Ricky James | KO | 3 | 02/12/1982 | Randers Hallen, Randers | James knocked out at 1:43 of the third round. |
| Win | 10-21 | Theo Josephs | PTS | 4 | 05/11/1982 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | |
| Win | 1-3-1 |  Damien Marignan | PTS | 4 | 07/10/1982 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | |