Melissa Juvonen Mortensen (born 3 November 2001) is a Danish professional boxer. She has held the WBA female super-bantamweight title since August 2026.
Amateur career Mortensen competed in the women's featherweight event of the 2023 European Games, where she reached the quarterfinals. In January 2024, she won the World Boxing Cup: GB Open in the women's 54A kg event.
Professional career Mortensen made her professional debut and faced Naiara Olmedo at the Struer Arena on 25 June 2021. After six rounds, she won the bout by unanimous decision.
Mortensen faced Dorota Norek for the EBU female silver super-bantamweight title at the Sportium in Varde, Denmark on 6 December 2025. After four rounds, she won the title by technical knockout.
Mortensen faced Tori-Ellis Willetts for her first EBU female silver super-bantamweight title defense at the Sydbank Arena on 31 January 2026. After eight rounds, she defended her title by unanimous decision.
Mortensen faced Mayelli Flores for the vacant WBA female super-bantamweight title at the Pechanga Resort Casino on 21 August 2026. After ten rounds, she won the title by split decision with the scorecards reading 95–94, 95–94, 94–95. Following the fight, it was revealed that Flores had suffered a broken jaw in the fourth round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes10Win10–0Mayelli Flores1021 Aug 20269Win9–0Tori-Ellis WillettsUD831 Jan 20268Win8–0Dorota NorekTKO4 (10), 6 Dec 20257Win7–0Cristina GarganeseTKO5 (8), 13 Sep 20256Win6–0Halima VunjabeiUD814 Jun 20255Win5–0Svitlana Vasylevska8 (8), 12 Apr 20254Win4–0Alba SánchezUD61 March 20253Win3–0Gabriella Mezei1 (6), 23 Nov 20242Win2–0Nino Mgebrishvili2 (6), 25 Oct 20241Win1–0Naiara Olmedo625 Jun 2021
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