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Lena Åkesson

Boxer

Born
10 August 1967, Stockholm
Citizenship
Sweden
Sport
boxing
Occupation
boxer

Lena Åkesson (born August 10, 1967, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former world-class female professional boxer whose career took place in the late 1990s.

Trained by Luis Lagerman and Angelo Dundee, Åkesson racked up a pro record of 14–1 with 8 KOs, her only loss coming in a 10-round decision to Melissa Del Valle for the WIBF title, in a bout that resulted in a controversial split decision in Del Valle's favor.

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Facts from Wikidata Q6522207 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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