Mikaela Lauren: record, next fight and profile →
Mikaela Lauren (29-5, 13 KOs) will face Verena Kaiser (10-0, 5 KOs) for the IBO Female World Super Welterweight title on April 21 in Sundsvall, Sweden. ‘The Nordic Queen’ returns to action following her sixth-round TKO loss to unified welterweight champion Cecilia Brækhus, and is straight back into World title contention against the undefeated 24 year-old Kaiser.
The outcome was the same - except it ended even sooner than their first meeting. Welterweight world champion Cecilia Braekhus (32-0, 9 KOs) stopped Mikaela Lauren (29-5, 13 KOs) in the sixth round to retain her WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO belts on Saturday night at the Oslofjord Convention Center in Stokke, Norway.
Mikaela Lauren was unable to repeat her stunt from earlier this week, as world champion Cecilia Braekhus was ready with a piece of cloth to cover her mouth. Both made weight for their scheduled rematch tomorrow night. Braekhus weighed in at 65.8 kg (145.06-pounds), while Lauren tapped in to 66.1 kg (145.7-pounds). Braekhus had previously dominated Laruen in their first meeting.
Heavyweights Erkan Teper (17-2) and Evginios Lazarides clash in the headliner of a show billed as "King of Absolute Fighting" on October 21 in Goeppingen (Germany). Teper, the former EBU champ, lost to Christian Hammer and Mariusz Wach recently and needs a good win badly to resurrect his career.
Mikaela Lauren (29-4, 13 KOs) believes her power could prove too much for Cecilia Brakhus (31-0, 8 KOs) when she challenges for the WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO World Welterweight titles on Saturday at the Oslofjord Convention Center in Stokke, Norway. The Scandinavian rivals meet in a repeat of their 2010 World title contest, and Laurén, the former WBC Super Welterweight Champion, is confident she can hurt the female pound-for-pound number one and put an end to her 31-fight unbeaten streak.
Braekhus vs. Lauren Kiss at Presser Photos Gallery - It's officially announced that unified undefeated welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus (31-0) will defend her WBC, WBA, WBO, IBF, IBO world titles against Sweden's Mikaela Lauren (29-4) on October 21, at the Oslofjord Convention Center in Stokke, Norway. In their first clash, in 2010, Braekhus stopped an inexperienced Lauren, in seven raw rounds. Back then Lauren only had six fights experience. Since then, Lauren has been world champion and has substantially improved her skills.
Former WBC World Super Welterweight Champion Mikaela Laurén (29-4, 13 KOs) will challenge female pound-for-pound star Cecilia Baekhus (31-0, 8 KOs) for the Unified World Welterweight titles on October 21 in Stokke, Norway. Laurén lands a dream match with the Norwegian fighter following back-to-back victories over Szilvia Szabados and Kita Watkins, and wasted no time telling her Scandinavian rival what she thought of her at today’s kick-off press conference in Oslo.
WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and IBO female welterweight queen Cecilia Braekhus, 31-0, will according to media in Sweden and Norway defend the title against Mikaela Lauren, 29-4, from Sweden. Lauren has with her colorful comments long been on the want list by First Lady Promotion. The fight goes ahead October 21 at the Oslofjord Convention Center in Stokke.
Both Floyd Mayweather and WBA "regular" light heavyweight champ Badou Jack told Swedish media that next up is a fight against Adonis Stevenson, who holds the WBC belt. However, the WBA ruled earlier this month that the winner of Jack vs Nathan Cleverly would have to face interim ruler Dmitry Bivol. If no agreement there will be purse bids on September 11.
EBU super lightweight champion Anthony Yigit´s (19-0-1) mandatory defence of the title against Spaniard Sandor Martin (29-1) is planned to go ahead in Stockholm September 30 in an exciting all-southpaw matchup.