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Anders Eklund (born December 22, 1957 in Gävle) is a former boxer from Sweden, who competed in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the quarter finals. He was nicknamed Lillen (Swedish: "Baby Boy"), 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 later chose the nickname "Viking".

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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 '''Anders Eklund''' (born [[December 22]], [[1957]] in [[Gävle]]) is a former [[Boxing|boxer]] from [[Sweden]], who competed in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] in [[Moscow]]. There he was defeated in the quarter finals. He was [[nickname]]d ''Lillen'' (Swedish: "Baby Boy"), and made his pro debut on [[October 7]], [[1982]] in [[Copenhagen]]. Eklund won the European ([[European Boxing Union|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 later chose the nickname "Viking".
+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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