Eklund is different
Eklund is different 
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | Sten Anders Gunnar Eklund |
| Fight name | Lillen |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| nationality |
 Swedish
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| birthday | December 22, 1957 |
| place of birth | Gävle , Sweden |
| Date of death | April 1, 2010 |
| Place of death | Uppsala , Sweden |
| size | 1.99 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 25th |
| Victories | 19th |
| Knockout victories | 10 |
| Defeats | 5 |
| draw | 1 |
| No value | 0 |
| Profile in the BoxRec database | |
Sten Anders Gunnar "Lillen" Eklund (born December 22, 1957 in Gävle , Sweden , † April 1, 2010 in Uppsala , Sweden) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer and two-time European champion .
Amateur career
Eklund boxed as an amateur super heavyweight and took in 1980 in Moscow at the Olympic Games in part. However, he could not win a medal. From 1980 to 1982 he won the Stockholm Box Open tournament three times in a row . In addition, he became Swedish champion in 1982 and took part in the 3rd World Boxing Championships in Munich . However, he could not win a medal here either.
His record was 81-57.
Professional career
Eklund, who is 1.99 m tall and weighs 117 kilograms, made his professional debut in 1982. In his fifth fight, he beat Felipe Rodriquez. In his tenth fight he was defeated by the 33-year-old Joe Bugner over ten rounds by majority decision on points. In 1985 he boxed against the undefeated Steffen Tangstad (21-0-2) for the European Championship belt. Anders knocked Tangstad out in the fourth round and was thus European heavyweight champion. However, he lost the belt in his first title defense to the Briton Frank Bruno (Bruno knocked him hard).
Two years later he boxed against the reigning European champion Alfredo Evangelista . Eklund won this fight by TKo in round 8 and thus became European heavyweight champion for the second time. Like the first time, he was unable to defend his title this time either: Francesco Damiani took the title from him on October 9, 1987. As against Frank Bruno, he was also badly knocked out here. In 1989 he competed against Philipp Brown for the vacant WBA Americas Heavyweight Title and was able to prevail over 12 rounds on points. In the same year he was knocked out classically in the first round by former WBC and WBA world champion Tim Witherspoon . The following year he defeated Garing Lane over six rounds on points. This fight was also his last.
Web links
- Eklund is different in the BoxRec database
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Eklund, Anders |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eklund, Sten Anders Gunnar; Lillen (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish heavyweight boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gävle , Sweden |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2010 |
| Place of death | Uppsala |