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.
Early and personal 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 at her home. She was sentenced to one year and two months imprisonment for doping and weapon crimes. She was released in May 2006 after serving her sentence. During her imprisonment she studied nutrition and training at the Mittuniversity in Östersund. She also continued physio and led 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 to become 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 8 November 2014 she won the WBC female super-welterweight title against American boxer Aleksandra Magdaziak.
She challenged undisputed female welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus at Oslofjord Convention Center in Stokke, Norway, on 21 October 2017, losing by stoppage in the sixth round.
Laurén retired from professional boxing in 2019 but made a comeback in 2024. She challenged WBF female welterweight champion Michaela Kotaskova at Hotel InterContinental in Vienna, Austria, on 30 November 2024, losing by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes43Loss33–9–1 Vaida MasiokaiteUD69 May 202642Loss33–8–1 Michaela KotaskovaUD1030 Nov 202441Draw33–7–1 Jordan Barker PorterSD612 Oct 202440Loss33–7 Ester KonecnaUD829 Jun 202439Win33–6 Mariami NutsubidzeRTD1 (8)24 Feb 202438Win32–6 Paty RamirezUD611 Dec 201937Loss31–6 Marie-Eve DicaireUD1013 Apr 201936Win31–5 Eva BajicUD69 Jun 201835Win30–5 Verena KaiserMD1021 Apr 201834Loss29–5 Cecilia BrækhusTKO6 (10), 21 Oct 201733Win29–4 Kita WatkinsUD622 Apr 201732Win28–4 Szilvia SzabadosTKO6 (6), 9 Dec 201631Loss27–4 Klara SvenssonUD1010 Sep 201630Win27–3 Ivana HabazinTKO3 (10), 23 Apr 201629Win26–3 Jennifer RetzkeTKO5 (10), 28 Nov 201528Win25–3 Victoria CisnerosTKO4 (10)6 Jun 201527Win24–3 Celia Rosa SierraTKO3 (6), 21 Mar 201526Win23–3 Aleksandra Magdziak LopesMD108 Nov 201425Win22–3 Kali ReisUD818 Jul 201424Win21–3 Esther MatshiyaUD827 Mar 201423Win20–3 Rita KenesseyTKO2 (6), 14 Dec 201322Loss19–3 Christina HammerUD1013 Jul 201321Win19–2 Floarea Lihet6 (8)14 Jun 201320Win18–2 Angel McKenzieUD610 Nov 201219Win17–2 Eva BajicTKO5 (12), 5 Oct 201218Win16–2 Pimnipa TanawatpipatKO2 (6)15 Jun 201217Win15–2 Cindy SerranoUD627 Apr 201216Loss14–2 Loli MuñozUD830 Mar 201215Win14–1 Chantal UghiKO1 (6), 2 Feb 201214Win13–1 Luisa Maria RomeroTKO2 (6), 18 Nov 201113Win12–1 Eliana Maria LencinaUD821 Oct 201112Win11–1 Eva BajicTKO2 (6), 3 Sep 201111Win10–1 Angel McKenzieUD1023 Jul 201110Win9–1 Viktoria DemidovaUD628 May 20119Win8–1 Rachel Clark615 Apr 20118Win7–1 Daniela BickeiTKO1 (6)17 Dec 20107Loss6–1 Cecilia Brækhus7 (10), 30 Oct 20106Win6–0 Jill EmeryUD624 Sep 20105Win5–0 Borislava GoranovaUD610 Sep 20104Win4–0 Natālija DolgovaUD620 Feb 20103Win3–0 Natālija Dolgova63 Oct 20092Win2–0 Marina Morozova3 (4)6 Jun 20091Win1–0 Sandra Kirchbaum44 Apr 2009
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