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Mikaela Destiny Laurén Kissed Her Opponent
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Mikaela Destiny Laurén, born January 20, 1976, is a former swimmer and now one of Sweden's most famous pro boxer. Mikaela Laurén grew up in Enskede in southern Stockholm. She started to swim already as a three year old and trained with the Stockholm Police Sports Club. Then she moved to the United States, where she was recruited by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She won 16 Swedish championship gold medals and she beat three Swedish records.
Mikaela Laurén was arrested in March 2005 because of anabolic steroids found in her apartment. She was sentenced to prison for a year and two months. She had a physical training and undertook conduct training for the inmates at the prison for women. After release she returned to the United States. Mikaela Laurén sign a contract for New Sweden in May 2008 and made her debut as a boxer in april 2009. On 24 september 2010, she won the World Professional Boxing Federation's world championship belt in the women's welterweight, when she hit the 40-year-old American Jill Emery on points in 3 Sports Hall in Karlstad. She now holds 2 World Cup titles in weight class Super Welterweight in WPBF and UBO organisations. "Michelle has proven that it is possible to get from the swimming pool to the boxing ring and become a fighter to be reckoned with", according to Robert N., former manager, New Sweden.
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