Elif Nur Turhan

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.

Elif Nur Turhan

Personal information
Born	(1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 30)[1] Istanbul, Turkey[1]
Weight	Super-featherweight Lightweight Light-welterweight
Boxing career
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record[2]
Total fights	12
Wins	12
Win by KO	8

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 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]

Professional boxing record

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

See also

• List of female boxers