| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1995 [1] |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [2] | |
| Total fights | 12 |
| Wins | 12 |
| Win by KO | 8 |
Elif Nur Turhan (born 16 April 1995) is a Turkish professional boxer. She has held the IBF female lightweight title since December 2025 and the WBA interim female super-featherweight title since August 2025. Nur Turhan is also a former WBF female light-welterweight champion.
A professional since May 2022, [3] Nur Turhan defeated Edith Soledad Matthysse via unanimous decision at City Square in Tetovo, North Macedonia, to claim the vacant WBF female light-welterweight title in her fifth pro-fight on 29 July 2023. [4] [5]
Returning to Tetovo for her next bout, she faced Kirsty Hill for the vacant WBC International female super-featherweight title at the city's Gymnasium Sport Hall on 28 November 2023, [6] winning by unanimous decision. [7]
Nur Turhan added the vacant WBA Gold female super-featherweight title to her collection with a unanimous decision victory over Lara Altamirano at Ostermann-Arena in Leverkusen, Germany, on 4 May 2024. [3]
Switching to lightweight, she stopped Shauna Browne just 47 seconds into the first of their scheduled 10-round contest at the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 1 March 2025. [8] [9]
In April 2025, Nur Turhan signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn led Matchroom Boxing. [10] [11]
She challenged WBA interim female super-featherweight champion Rima Ayadi at the Salle du Casino in Enghien-les-Bains, France, on 28 August 2025, [12] winning by stoppage in the sixth round. [13] [14]
Nur Turhan faced unbeaten IBF female lightweight champion Beatriz Ferreira at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo on 6 December 2025. [15] She knocked her opponent to the canvas in the first round and again in the fifth at which point the referee stopped the fight, handing her the win, and the title, via technical knockout. [16] [17]
| 12 fights | 12 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Beatriz Ferreira | TKO | 5 (10), 1:08 | 6 Dec 2025 | Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco | Won IBF female lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rima Ayadi | TKO | 6 (10), 1:52 | 28 Aug 2025 | Salle du Casino, Enghien-les-Bains, France | Won WBA female Interim super-featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Shauna Browne | TKO | 1 (10), 0:47 | 1 Mar 2025 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Usanakorn Thawilsuhannawang | KO | 1 (6), 1:24 | 27 Dec 2024 | Marriott Hotel, Ankara, Turkey | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Lara Altamirano | UD | 10 | 4 May 2024 | Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen, Germany | Won vacant WBA Gold female super-featherweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Yolis Marrugo Franco | KO | 1 (8), 0:43 | 22 March 2024 | Tirana Olympic Park, Tirana, Albania | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Kirsty Hill | UD | 10 | 28 Nov 2023 | Gymnasium Sport Hall, Tetovo, North Macedonia | Won vacant WBC International female super-featherweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Edith Soledad Matthysse | UD | 10 | 23 Jul 2023 | City Square, Tetovo, North Macedonia | Won vacant WBF female light-welterweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Karina Szmalenberg | UD | 6 | 27 Dec 2022 | Palestra Karagac, Peja, Kosovo | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Nikolett Szabó | KO | 1 (6), 1:05 | 28 Nov 2022 | Gymnasium Sport Hall, Tetovo, North Macedonia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Angela Cannizzaro | KO | 1 (6), 1:54 | 30 Jul 2022 | City Square, Tetovo, North Macedonia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Valmira Xhemollari | TKO | 1 (4), 1:00 | 14 May 2022 | Farie Hoti Sports Palace, Tirana, Albania |