Mikaela Laurén

Mikaela Laurén (born 20 January 1976) is a Swedish professional boxer and former national team swimmer. In boxing she held the WBC female light middleweight title from 2014 to 2016, and has challenged once for the undisputed female welterweight championship in 2017. As of September 2020, she is ranked as the world's fourth best active light-middleweight by The Ring[1] and seventh by BoxRec.[2]

Mikaela Laurén
Laurén in 2010
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
NationalitySwedish
Born (1976-01-20) 20 January 1976
Stockholm, Sweden
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins31
Wins by KO13
Losses6

Early life

Laurén grew up in Enskede in southern Stockholm. She started swimming at the age of three and trained with the Stockholm police sports association. At the age of eighteen she moved to the United States, there she was recruited by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. During her stay in the country she decided to tattoo the text "Destiny" on her lower back, at the same time that her best friend, swimmer Therese Alshammar, tattooed the text "Diva" at the same spot on her body.[3] In 2001 Laurén returned to Sweden and continued her preparation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

In March 2005, she was arrested for having anabolic steroids in her home.[4] She was sentenced to one year and two months imprisonment for doping and weapon crimes. She served her sentence until her release in May 2006.[5][6] During her imprisonment she studied nutrition and training at the Mittuniversity in Östersund. She also continued physio and lead the training for the inmates at the prison. After her release she educated herself to become a personal trainer, she decided to return to Santa Monica in the United States to start her work in becoming a professional boxer.

Laurén competed in the celebrity dance show Let's Dance 2017 which is broadcast on TV4. She was the first dancer to be eliminated.

Professional boxing career

Laurén signed a contract with New Sweden in May 2007 and made her professional debut in April 2009. On 24 September 2010 she defeated Jill Emery via unanimous decision.[5] On 30 October 2010 Mikaela met the boxer Cecilia Brækhus in a match in Germany where she lost on technical knockout in the seventh round.

She has made 36 professional matches and won 31 of them. On 8 November 2014 she won the WBC title in superwelter weight against the American boxer Aleksandra Magdaziak.[7][8]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
38 fights 32 wins 6 losses
By knockout 13 2
By decision 19 4
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
38 Win 32–6 Paty Ramirez UD 6 11 Dec 2019 Svenska Mässan, Gothenburg, Sweden
37 Loss 31–6 Marie-Eve Dicaire UD 10 13 Apr 2019 Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada For IBF female light-middleweight title
36 Win 31–5 Eva Bajic UD 6 9 Jun 2018 Kooperativet Lindholmen, Gothenburg, Sweden
35 Win 30–5 Verena Kaiser MD 10 21 Apr 2018 Gärdehov, Sundsvall, Sweden Won vacant IBO female light-middleweight title
34 Loss 29–5 Cecilia Brækhus TKO 6 (10), 1:39 21 Oct 2017 Oslofjord Convention Center, Stokke, Norway For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles
33 Win 29–4 Kita Watkins UD 6 22 Apr 2017 Sporthallen, Sundsvall, Sweden
32 Win 28–4 Szilvia Szabados TKO 6 (6), 0:17 9 Dec 2016 Rosvalla Eventcenter, Nyköping, Sweden
31 Loss 27–4 Klara Svensson UD 10 10 Sep 2016 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden For vacant WBC interim female welterweight title
30 Win 27–3 Ivana Habazin TKO 3 (10), 1:55 23 Apr 2016 Stockholm, Sweden Retained WBC female light-middleweight title
29 Win 26–3 Jennifer Retzke TKO 5 (10), 1:31 28 Nov 2015 ABB Arena, Västerås, Sweden Retained WBC female light-middleweight title
28 Win 25–3 Victoria Cisneros TKO 4 (10) 6 Jun 2015 Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden Retained WBC female light-middleweight title;
Won vacant UBF female light-middleweight title
27 Win 24–3 Celia Rosa Sierra TKO 3 (6), 1:13 21 Mar 2015 Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
26 Win 23–3 Aleksandra Magdziak Lopes MD 10 8 Nov 2014 ABB Arena, Västerås, Sweden Won vacant WBC female light-middleweight title
25 Win 22–3 Kali Reis UD 8 18 Jul 2014 Polideportivo Municipal, Sedaví, Spain
24 Win 21–3 Esther Matshiya UD 8 27 Mar 2014 Göta Källare, Stockholm, Sweden Won UBO and WIBF interim light-middleweight titles
23 Win 20–3 Rita Kenessey TKO 2 (6), 1:37 14 Dec 2013 Göta Källare, Stockholm, Sweden
22 Loss 19–3 Christina Hammer UD 10 13 Jul 2013 EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany For WBO and WBF female middleweight titles
21 Win 19–2 Floarea Lihet RTD 6 (8) 14 Jun 2013 Polideportivo Municipal, Sedaví, Spain
20 Win 18–2 Angel McKenzie UD 6 10 Nov 2012 Göta Källare, Stockholm, Sweden
19 Win 17–2 Eva Bajic TKO 5 (12), 0:51 5 Oct 2012 Alvik Gamla Tryckeriet, Stockholm, Sweden Won vacant UBO female light-middleweight title
18 Win 16–2 Pimnipa Tanawatpipat KO 2 (6) 15 Jun 2012 World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17 Win 15–2 Cindy Serrano UD 6 27 Apr 2012 Cloetta Center, Linköping, Sweden
16 Loss 14–2 Loli Muñoz UD 8 30 Mar 2012 Polideportivo Municipal, Gandia, Spain
15 Win 14–1 Chantal Ughi KO 1 (6), 1:50 2 Feb 2012 The Aviation Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
14 Win 13–1 Luisa Maria Romero TKO 2 (6), 2:00 18 Nov 2011 Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
13 Win 12–1 Eliana Maria Lencina UD 8 21 Oct 2011 Recinto de La Pérgola, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
12 Win 11–1 Eva Bajic TKO 2 (6), 1:49 3 Sep 2011 Karlstad CCC, Karlstad, Sweden
11 Win 10–1 Angel McKenzie UD 10 23 Jul 2011 Polideportivo Municipal, Chiva, Spain
10 Win 9–1 Viktoria Demidova UD 6 28 May 2011 Mellringehallen, Örebro, Sweden
9 Win 8–1 Rachel Clark MD 6 15 Apr 2011 Recinto de La Pérgola, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
8 Win 7–1 Daniela Bickei TKO 1 (6) 17 Dec 2010 Polideportivo Municipal, Sedaví, Spain
7 Loss 6–1 Cecilia Brækhus TKO 7 (10), 0:40 30 Oct 2010 StadtHalle, Rostock, Germany For WBA, WBC, and WBO female welterweight titles
6 Win 6–0 Jill Emery UD 6 24 Sep 2010 Sundsta idrottshus, Karlstad, Sweden
5 Win 5–0 Borislava Goranova UD 6 10 Sep 2010 Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden
4 Win 4–0 Natālija Dolgova UD 6 20 Feb 2010 Pontushallen, Luleå, Sweden
3 Win 3–0 Natālija Dolgova UD 6 3 Oct 2009 Haninge Boxningsklubb, Stockholm, Sweden
2 Win 2–0 Marina Morozova KO 3 (4) 6 Jun 2009 Sporthall, Tidaholm, Sweden
1 Win 1–0 Sandra Kirchbaum PTS 4 4 Apr 2009 Messehalle, Burghausen, Germany

References
  1. "The Ring Women's Ratings". The Ring. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. "BoxRec: Female light middleweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. "Divines Tysklandsbesök ingen slump för Destiny". DN.SE. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. "Mikaela Laurén - från brottsling till boxare". Expressen. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. "Swedish boxer wins women's world title". The Local. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. "Mikaela Laurén fick fängelse". Expressen. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. "Laurén världsmästare – tog hem WBC-bältet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  8. Jose Landeros. "World Boxing Council". wboboxing.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
Sporting positions
Minor world boxing titles
New title UBO female
light-middleweight champion
5 October 2012 – present		 Incumbent
Vacant
Title last held by
Tori Nelson		 UBF female
light-middleweight champion
6 June 2015 – present
Major world boxing titles
New title WIBA light-middleweight champion
Interim title
27 March 2014 – November 2014
Vacated		 Title discontinued
Vacant
Title last held by
Tiffany Junot		 WBC female
light-middleweight champion
8 November 2014 – September 2016
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Ewa Piątkowska
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