By Per Ake Persson
Swedish light heavyweight Erik Skoglund (22-0) has switched trainers from Karsten Rover to Tommy Antman. It was previously announced that Skoglund would train for his fights at home in Nykoeping but would remain in the team of Rover.
Antman is a veteran who trained two-time EBU heavyweight champ Anders Eklund in his amateur days and also some of the best amateurs in Sweden such as Leo Vainonen.
Skoglund is in full training for the show Sauerland Promotions bill known as Making History on September 19 in Nykoeping where he defends the IBF I/C title against Oleksandr Cherviak (15-4-1) for what will be the first international title fight in Sweden since 1968 over what today is title distance: 12x3.
Jimmy Ellis-Floyd Patterson in 68 was over fifteen rounds but since professional boxing returned in 2007 we´ve had title fights over 6x2 and 10x2 (featuring male fighters that is).