BOXERS from Finland

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Finnish Boxers of all time. This list of famous Finnish Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Bruno Ahlberg (1911 - 1966)

With an HPI of 45.80, Bruno Ahlberg is the most famous Finnish Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg (born 23 April 1911 – 9 February 1966) was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he became the first Finnish boxer to win an Olympic medal, a bronze in the welterweight division. Four years later he lost his first bout in the middleweight competition. Alhberg first competed nationally in ski jumping and swimming. He then changed to boxing and won the national titles in 1932 and 1933, placing second in 1935 representing Kiffen. After the 1936 Olympics he turned professional and had series of matches in South Africa (1937), United States (1939) and Europe (1938 and 1940–41). He retired in 1941 with a record of 11 wins, 9 losses and 5 draws. In 2008 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.

2. Mira Potkonen (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 32.97, Mira Potkonen is the 2nd most famous Finnish Boxer.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Mira Marjut Johanna Potkonen (née Miettinen, born 17 November 1980) is a Finnish lightweight boxer. She won a bronze medal in the 60 kg category at the 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2016 Summer Olympics, the latter being Finland's only medal at the 2016 Games.

3. Jyri Kjäll (b. 1969)

With an HPI of 30.40, Jyri Kjäll is the 3rd most famous Finnish Boxer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Jyri Göran Kjäll (born 13 January 1969) is a Finnish former boxer who won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year later he captured the silver medal at the 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. Kjäll turned pro in 1994, moved to Florida, and had limited success. Although he retired in 2002 with a career record with 23-1-0 with 18 KO's and fought frequently in the US, his career never built up momentum for a title shot. His lone defeat was a 1st-round TKO to future contender Juan Carlos Candelo.