Armand Krajnc
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Armand Krajnc is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

-Slovenian boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

.

Professional career

Known as "Lion", Krajnc turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Title in 1999 with a TKO of Jason Matthews
Jason Matthews (boxer)
Jason Matthews was a professional boxer from Great Britain in the Middleweight division.- Professional career :...

. Krajnc defended the title three times before losing the belt in 2002 to Harry Simon
Harry Simon (boxer)
Harry Simon is a professional boxer in the super welterweight division.- Amateur Highlights :As an amateur Simon represented Namibia as a welterweight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...

. One of Krajnc's title defenses was against fellow countryman Paolo Roberto
Paolo Roberto
Paolo Roberto is a Swedish ex-boxer, actor, and TV host of partial Italian descent.-Outside boxing:...

. In an all out brawl Krajnc was almost KO'd but managed to keep calm and won a unanimous decision. In June 2001 Krajnc vacated his WBO in dispute with promotional group Universum Box-Promotions, but the WBO gave him his title back. In 2004 he challenged WBA and IBF Super Middleweight Title holder Sven Ottke
Sven Ottke
Sven Ottke, known as "The Phantom", is a German former professional boxer who was the IBF/WBA super middleweight champion...

 but lost a decision.

After fighting

Krajnc nowadays lives in Ystad
Ystad
Ystad is a "locality", or town, and the seat of Ystad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 17,286 inhabitants .Settlement dates back to the 11th century and the town has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre and tourist attraction...

, where he teaches boxing to young. He's also starring in the up and coming series "Mästarnas mästare"(Champ of champions), which he also won.
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