Armand Krajnc
| Armand Krajnc | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Armand Krajnc |
| Nickname(s) | Lion |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Reach | 191 cm (75 in) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Born |
7 August 1973 Landskrona, Scania, Sweden |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Armand Krajnc (born 7 August 1973 in Landskrona, Scania, Sweden) is a Swedish boxer of slovenian origin who won the WBO World Championbelt in Middleweight and managed three defenses. His last defense was against fellow Swede Paolo Roberto and attracted a lot of attention within Sweden. It was also seen as a representative battle between (Roberto's home and the Swedish capital) and the more rural Scania. While the fight was held in Germany, due to the strict prohibitation of all professional boxing in Sweden, it contributed to the later lifting of the ban..
Krajnc's parents emigrated from Slovenia in the former Yugoslavia to southernmost Sweden, Scania before he was born. He speaks with a clear Scanian pronunciation. Before his professional career, he obtained first Dan, reprecented by the Black Belt, within the Karate style of Shotokan. This prepared him to become a hard-hitting boxer. When he began his professional career he moved to Malmö and commuted on weekly basis to his new German boxing club and promotor in Lübeck in northern Germany.
Known as "Lion", Krajnc turned pro in 1996, moving to Lübeck and signing up for a German promotor to avoid the Swedish ban on professional boxing. Three years later, in 1999, he won the WBO Middleweight Title by technichal knock out (TKO) against Jason Matthews. Krajnc defended the title thrice, before losing it to Harry Simon in 2002.
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