Anders Eklund boxer
- bouts
- 25
- won
- 19
- lost
- 5
- draw
- 1
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- heavyweight
- Debut
- 1982-10-07
- Height
- 6′ 6½″/199cm
- Reach
- -
- Age
- 52
- Born
- 1957-12-22
- Death
- 2010-04-01
- Nationality
- Sweden
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.
| Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-05-17 | Garing Lane | WWWLLL | Nordjysk Messecenter, Aars | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1989-10-19 | Tim Witherspoon | WLWWWW | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City | LOST KO |
| 1989-03-16 | Philipp Brown | WWWWWL | Harrah's Hotel & Casino, Reno | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1988-12-12 | Rick Kellar | LLLWDL | Ice Hall, Helsinki | WIN KO |
| 1987-10-09 | Francesco Damiani | WWWWWW | Aosta | LOST KO |
| 1987-03-28 | Alfredo Evangelista | WLWWLW | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | WIN KO |
| 1987-02-27 | Stefano Vassallo | WWWWWL | Randers Hallen, Randers | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1986-10-17 | Jesse Ferguson | WWLWLL | Randers Hallen, Randers | WIN Points |
| 1986-10-03 | Tony Foster | WWWWW | Idraetshuset, Copenhagen | WIN KO |
| 1986-04-18 | Glenn McCrory | WWWLWL | Randers Hallen, Randers | WIN Unanimous decision |
| 1985-10-01 | Frank Bruno | WLWWWW | Wembley Arena, Wembley | LOST KO |
| 1985-03-09 | Steffen Tangstad | WWWWWW | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1984-11-09 | Dorcy Gaymon | WWWDLW | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | WIN KO |
| 1984-10-27 | Rudy Gauwe | WWWLLL | Mariehamn | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1984-10-05 | Rocky Burton | WLLWWL | Randers Hallen, Randers | WIN KO |
| 1984-01-13 | Joe Bugner | LWWWWL | Randers Hallen, Randers | LOST Majority decision |
| 1983-12-17 | Steve Gee | DLWWLL | Hotel Arkipelag, Mariehamn | WIN Technical knockout |
| 1983-10-13 | Noel Quarless | LWLWLW | Crest Hotel, Bloomsbury | LOST Technical knockout |
| 1983-10-06 | Guido Trane | WWWLLW | Idraetshuset, Copenhagen | DRAW Points |
| 1983-09-14 | Paddy Finn | WWWW | Alexandra Pavilion, Muswell Hill | WIN KO |
| 1983-04-08 | Felipe Rodriguez | DLWWWD | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | WIN Points |
| 1983-02-11 | Terry O'Connor | LLWLDL | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | WIN Points |
| 1982-12-02 | Ricky James | WWWLWL | Randers Hallen, Randers | WIN KO |
| 1982-11-05 | Theo Josephs | LLLWLL | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | WIN Points |
| 1982-10-07 | Damien Marignan | LDLL | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | WIN Points |