Asa Sandell

Background

Sandell was born in Hovsta in Örebro County, and has a university degree in journalism and literature.

Career

She met Laila Ali on December 17, 2005 in the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, but the judges controversially decided that she had lost on points after five rounds. As of 2004, she lives in Malmö and works as editor at the Culture section at the newspaper Helsingborgs Dagblad, based in nearby Helsingborg.

Achievements

• She was European champion in 2000 and has been Swedish champion a few times.