Career
She currently resides in Berlin, Germany, and in 2015 switched from appearing on Sauerland Events Viasat Nordic Fight Night cards to K2 promoted events. Originally from Cartagena, Colombia, she was adopted as a 2-year-old by Norwegian parents and raised in the Sandviken area of Bergen. Brækhus started with kickboxing at the age of 14.
Her first fight was against Croatian boxer Ksenija Koprek, 20 January 2007.
She also captured the vacant WBA female welterweight title. The match was fought in Herning, Denmark.
After Brækhus having dominated the whole match, she knocked Laurén out in the 7th round. The match was fought in Rostock, Germany.
On September 14, 2014, after defeating Croatian Ivana Habazin, Brækhus became the first Norwegian and the first woman to hold all major world championship titles in her weight division (welterweight) in boxing.
Voted female boxer of the year 28 Wins (7 knockouts, 21 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws. Professional boxing Kickboxing (semi-contact) Amateur boxing.