Mikaela Laurén


Mikaela Laurén 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.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
38Win32–6 Paty RamirezUD611 Dec 2019Svenska Mässan, Gothenburg, Sweden.png" />
37Loss31–6 Marie-Eve DicaireUD1013 Apr 2019Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.png" />For IBF female light-middleweight title
36Win31–5 Eva BajicUD69 Jun 2018
35Win30–5 Verena KaiserMD1021 Apr 2018Gärdehov, Sundsvall, Sweden.png" />Won vacant IBO female light-middleweight title
34Loss29–5 Cecilia BrækhusTKO6, 1:3921 Oct 2017Oslofjord Convention Center, Stokke, Norway.png" />For WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, and IBO female welterweight titles
33Win29–4 Kita WatkinsUD622 Apr 2017
32Win28–4 Szilvia SzabadosTKO6, 0:179 Dec 2016Rosvalla Eventcenter, Nyköping, Sweden.png" />
31Loss27–4 Klara SvenssonUD1010 Sep 2016Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden.png" />For vacant WBC interim female welterweight title
30Win27–3 Ivana HabazinTKO3, 1:5523 Apr 2016Retained WBC female light-middleweight title
29Win26–3 Jennifer RetzkeTKO5, 1:3128 Nov 2015ABB Arena, Västerås, Sweden.png" />Retained WBC female light-middleweight title
28Win25–3 Victoria CisnerosTKO4 6 Jun 2015Retained WBC female light-middleweight title;
Won vacant UBF female light-middleweight title
27Win24–3 Celia Rosa SierraTKO3, 1:1321 Mar 2015Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.png" />
26Win23–3 Aleksandra Magdziak LopesMD108 Nov 2014Won vacant WBC female light-middleweight title
25Win22–3 Kali ReisUD818 Jul 2014Sedaví, Spain.png" />-
24Win21–3 Esther MatshiyaUD827 Mar 2014Won UBO and WIBF interim light-middleweight titles
23Win20–3 Rita KenesseyTKO2, 1:3714 Dec 2013
22Loss19–3 Christina HammerUD1013 Jul 2013EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany.png" />For WBO and WBF female middleweight titles
21Win19–2 Floarea Lihet6 14 Jun 2013
20Win18–2 Angel McKenzieUD610 Nov 2012
19Win17–2 Eva BajicTKO5, 0:515 Oct 2012Won vacant UBO female light-middleweight title
18Win16–2 Pimnipa TanawatpipatKO2 15 Jun 2012World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.png" />
17Win15–2 Cindy SerranoUD627 Apr 2012Cloetta Center, Linköping, Sweden.png" />
16Loss14–2 Loli MuñozUD830 Mar 2012Gandia, Spain.png" />
15Win14–1 Chantal UghiKO1, 1:502 Feb 2012Aviation Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.png" />
14Win13–1 Luisa Maria RomeroTKO2, 2:0018 Nov 2011Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.png" />
13Win12–1 Eliana Maria LencinaUD821 Oct 2011de La Pérgola, Castellón de la Plana, Spain.png" />
12Win11–1 Eva BajicTKO2, 1:493 Sep 2011Karlstad CCC, Karlstad, Sweden.png" />
11Win10–1 Angel McKenzieUD1023 Jul 2011Chiva, Spain.png" />
10Win9–1 Viktoria DemidovaUD628 May 2011Örebro, Sweden.png" />
9Win8–1 Rachel Clark615 Apr 2011
8Win7–1 Daniela BickeiTKO1 17 Dec 2010
7Loss6–1 Cecilia Brækhus7, 0:4030 Oct 2010Rostock, Germany.png" />For WBA, WBC, and WBO female welterweight titles
6Win6–0 Jill EmeryUD624 Sep 2010
5Win5–0 Borislava GoranovaUD610 Sep 2010Baltiska hallen, Malmö, Sweden.png" />
4Win4–0 Natālija DolgovaUD620 Feb 2010Luleå, Sweden.png" />
3Win3–0 Natālija Dolgova63 Oct 2009Haninge Boxningsklubb, Stockholm, Sweden.png" />
2Win2–0 Marina Morozova3 6 Jun 2009Tidaholm, Sweden.png" />
1Win1–0 Sandra Kirchbaum44 Apr 2009Burghausen, Germany.png" />