Elif Nur Turhan

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Elif Nur Turhan
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 30) [1]
Istanbul, Turkey [1]
Statistics
Weights Super-featherweight, Lightweight, Light-welterweight
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights11
Wins11
Wins by KO7

Elif Nur Turhan (born 16 April 1995) is a Turkish professional boxer who has held the WBA interim female super-featherweight title since August 2025. She is also a former WBF female light-welterweight champion.

Career

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 Grand Hotel Barriere in Paris, France, on 28 August 2025, [12] winning by stoppage in the sixth round. [13] [14]

Nur Turhan is scheduled to face IBF female lightweight champion Beatriz Ferreira in Monte Carlo on 6 December 2025. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Elif Nur Turhan". tapology.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Elif Nur Turhan". BoxRec .
  3. 1 2 "Elif Nur Turhan is the Gold champion at 130 lbs". wbaboxing.com. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Elif Nur Turhan New WBF World Light Welterweight Champion". World Boxing Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Turk boksor Elif makedonyadan Turkiye'ye dunya sampiyonluk kemeri ile dondu". Banses (in Turkish). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Elif Nur Turhan: "Türk'ün gücünü tüm dünyaya yeniden göstereceğiz"". Yirmi Dort (in Turkish). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Elif Nur Turhan vs Kirsty Hill". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Elif Nur Turhan stops Shauna Brown in less than a minute". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Crocker-Donovan Undercard: Farrell Excels In Hughes Rematch, Turhan's Stunning Statement". The Ring. March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Heavy-hitting Elif Nur Turhan signs for Matchroom". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "KO artist Elif Nur Turhan joins Eddie Hearn's Matchroom stable". Boxing News Online. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Rima Ayadi-Elif Nur Turhan confirmed for August 28". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Elif Nur Turhan KOs Rima Ayadi to take interim junior lightweight title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Rima Ayadi battue par arrêt de l'arbitre à Enghien". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Beatriz Ferreira-Elif Nurhan Turhan title fight eyed for Dec. 6 Monte Carlo show". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
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