[2] In 2008 he again finished in second place on the senior national championship, after losing the final to fellow rising star and future world champion Badou Jack.

[27] In February, 2015 it was revealed that Skoglund was set to undergo surgery for a back injury, which would put him out from competition for six months.

[28] Skoglund returned to defend his IBF Inter-Continental light heavyweight title against Oleksandr Cherviak on September 19, 2015.

[34] On April 23, 2016, Skoglund fought Ryno Liebenberg (17-2, 11 KO's) for the vacant IBO International light heavyweight title.

[36] In his next fight, Skoglund fought for another minor belt, the vacant WBA International light heavyweight title, against Shpetim Shala (21-1-1, 8 KO's).

[38][39] On 28 July 2017, it was confirmed that Skoglund would drop down to super-middleweight to join the inaugural World Boxing Super Series,[40] where the winner would receive a prize money and the Muhammad Ali Trophy.

Other participants in the tournament included WBA champion George Groves, IBO champion Chris Eubank Jr., WBC #1 contender Callum Smith, former world title holder Juergen Braehmer and undefeated contenders Robert Brant, Avni Yildirim and Jamie Cox.

[41] At the draft Gala, which took place at the famous Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, Skoglund was chosen by Callum Smith (22-0, 17 KO's) in the quarter-finals.

Smith beat Skoglund by unanimous decision to win one of four quarter-finals in front of his home crowd in Liverpool.

However, Skoglund got himself into the fight in the middle rounds behind his consistent jab and head movement, giving Smith a bloody nose.

Smith would make his own surge late in the fight, scoring a knockdown in round 11 and earning a unanimous decision.

[45][46] In November 2017, Matchroom Boxing announced that Skoglund would face Commonwealth champion Rocky Fielding (25-1, 14 KO's) on December for the WBC Silver super middleweight title, in the undercard of Tony Bellew vs. David Haye II.

[53] In an interview Skoglund gave an update on his health status, claiming that he was back in fitness training and rehabilitation, doing better each day, even if he still didn't feel completely recovered.