Owner, Boxing Coach, and Specialized Personal Trainer

Meryl Mikal was born and raised in the desert of Phoenix, Arizona, USA growing up on Chuck Norris and Mike Tyson.

Meryl Mikal was born and raised in the desert of Phoenix, Arizona, USA growing up on Chuck Norris and Mike Tyson.

When I was a kid, I quickly became fascinated finding “creative tactics” of protecting myself against an unruly older brother. As I entered my mid-20s, I moved to California where I coincidentally lived a few doors from a local fighting club that offered old-school boxing and jiu-jitsu. I found a place that felt like a second home. What attracted me the most was the individuality and self confidence defensive athletics offer…and at the end of the workout the sense of accomplishment. I have boxed at the amateur level through Golden Gloves tournaments, and have sparred and trained with some of the top amateur and pro fighters internationally.

In 2018, I received my Svenska Boxningsförbundet Level II Training Coach certification which adheres to AIBA standards and requirements. In the last two year’s I have earned my IBA Level III & IIII Coaching certificate which has allowed me to fullfil a long-term goal of supporting the Swedish National Boxing Team abroad. In addition to private training, I lead the youth competition boxers at Djurgårdens IF Boxning and I organize women’s initiatives within the Stockholm-Gotland Boxing Association.

My goal is always to teach boxing like it was meant to be taught “old-school” style— understand the fundamentals, focus on improving one technique at a time, get out of it what you put in to it.