Elif Nur Turhan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 April 1995 [1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weights | Super-featherweight, Lightweight, Light-welterweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [2] | |
| Total fights | 11 |
| Wins | 11 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
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.
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]