Harry Persson (24 September 1898 – 1 October 1979), known as HP,[3] was a Swedish heavyweight professional boxer and actor, who was the Scandinavian and European champion.

Persson made his professional debut on 14 February 1923, stopping Emil Andreasen in the ninth round to take the Scandinavian heavyweight title.

By the end of 1925 he had built up a record of 19 wins, including victories over Giuseppe Spalla, Harry Reeve, Belgian champion Jack Humbeeck,[10] and Larry Gains,[6] 1 draw, and a single defeat at the hands of Piet van der Veer.

Two further fights in the US, another controversial defeat, this time to Pat McCarthy, followed by a one-sided loss to Jim Maloney,[21] led him to return disillusioned to Sweden.

[17] After remaining unbeaten in his first eleven fights back in Sweden, he lost by first round technical knockout on 23 August 1931 against the Norwegian Otto von Porat.