Åsa Sandell

Åsa Maria Sandell (born January 24, 1967) is a Swedish journalist and professional female super middleweight boxer.

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

Career
She was European champion in 2000 and has been Swedish champion a few times. She faced Laila Ali on December 17, 2005, in the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, and lost by TKO after five rounds.

Personal life
As of 2004, she lives in Malmö and works as editor at the Culture section at the newspaper Helsingborgs Dagblad, based in nearby Helsingborg.