
Svensson Sparring With Hammer For Lauren Showdown
Klara Svensson (16-1, 5 KOs) has teamed up with Christina Hammer ahead of her grudge match with Mikaela Lauren (27-3, 12 KOs) on September 10 at the Hovet in Stockholm.
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Klara Svensson (16-1, 5 KOs) has teamed up with Christina Hammer ahead of her grudge match with Mikaela Lauren (27-3, 12 KOs) on September 10 at the Hovet in Stockholm.

The interim WBC Female World Welterweight title will be on the line for Mikaela Laurén (27-3, 12 KOs) and Klara Svensson (16-1, 5 KOs) when they square-off in their hotly anticipated domestic showdown on September 10 at the Hovet in Stockholm.

Sweden’s top female boxers Mikaela Laurén (27-3, 12 KOs) and Klara Svensson (16-1, 5 KOs) will go head-to-head in a huge domestic showdown on September 10 at the Hovet in Stockholm.

Erik Skoglund continued his unbeaten streak with a heroic performance against Ryno Liebenberg to claim the IBO International Light Heavyweight title last night at the Hovet in Stockholm. Liebenberg had said he would drag Skoglund into a ‘dog fight’ and that is exactly what happened after Skoglund received a nasty gash above his right eye following a clash of heads in the sixth-round.

Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm, Sweden - Erik Skoglund (25-0) won the vacant IBO Int´l 175 lb title with a unanimous decision after twelve against tough South African Ryon Liebenberg in a bloody, messy fight filled with wrestling on the inside and holding and hitting. Skoglund came out of an in-fight in the sixth bleeding badly from a cut by the right eye. It was ruled it had been caused by a legal punch but appeared to have been caused by the many head clashes, some more accidental than others. The cut kept bleeding freely even as Skoglund was interviewed minutes after the fight. Liebenberg also suffered cuts but they more of the "normal" kind.

Erik Skoglund (24-0, 11 KOs) and Mikaela Lauren (26-3, 11 KOs) both made weight today ahead of their title fights at the Hovet on Saturday night in Stockholm.

Things threatened to escalate at today’s final pre-fight press conference when Erik Skoglund (24-0, 11 KOs) and Ryno Liebenberg (17-2, 12 KOs) came face-to-face for the first time. '’I’m going to f*** you up,'’ said Liebenberg before lunging for the Swedish fighter during the customary head-to-head photographs.

Mikaela Lauren (26-3,11 KOs) has visited her local boxing club Haninge BK ahead of her WBC Female World Super Welterweight title defence against Ivana Habazin (15-2, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Hovet in Stockholm.

Ivana Habazin (15-2, 6 KOs) is oozing confidence before fighting in Stockholm on April 23 and believes both she and Klara Svensson can beat Mikaela Lauren (26-3,11 KOs).

Mikeala Lauren and Anthony Yigit have spent the last week in the Aix-en-Provence in France where they have been undergoing an intensive training camp ahead of the Nordic Fight Night on April 23 at the Hovet in Stockholm.