Pakkanen took up boxing in 1947 and won the Finnish junior title in 1949.

At the Olympics, he lost in a semifinal to the eventual winner Aureliano Bolognesi.

Shortly after his 43rd birthday, Pakkanen died of a heart attack at a horse racing track while watching his son Jarmo competing.

[2] Below are the results of Erkki Pakkenen, a Finnish lightweight boxer who competed at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics:

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