Elif Nur Turhan


Elif Nur Turhan 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.

Career

A professional since May 2022, 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.
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, winning by unanimous decision.
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.
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.
In April 2025, Nur Turhan signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn led Matchroom Boxing.
She challenged WBA interim female super-featherweight champion Rima Ayadi at the Salle du Casino in Enghien-les-Bains, France, on 28 August 2025, winning by stoppage in the sixth round.
Nur Turhan faced unbeaten IBF female lightweight champion Beatriz Ferreira at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo on 6 December 2025. 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.
She was named 2025 Women's Fighter of the Year by both BoxingScene and The Sporting News.
Having renewed her promotional contract with Matchroom, Nur Turhan made the first defense of her title against Taylah Gentzen at Newcastle Arena in England on 31 January 2026. She won by split decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the bout in her favour 98–92 and 96–94 respectively while the third had it 97–93 for her opponent.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
13Win13–0Taylah GentzenSD1031 Jan 2026Newcastle Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandRetained IBF female lightweight title
12Win12–0Beatriz FerreiraTKO5, 1:086 Dec 2025Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, MonacoWon IBF female lightweight title
11Win11–0Rima AyadiTKO6, 1:5228 Aug 2025Salle du Casino, Enghien-les-Bains, FranceWon WBA female Interim super-featherweight title
10Win10–0Shauna BrowneTKO1, 0:471 Mar 2025SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9Win9–0Usanakorn ThawilsuhannawangKO1, 1:2427 Dec 2024Marriott Hotel, Ankara, Turkey
8Win8–0Lara AltamiranoUD104 May 2024Ostermann-Arena, Leverkusen, GermanyWon vacant WBA Gold female super-featherweight title
7Win7–0Yolis Marrugo FrancoKO1, 0:4322 March 2024Tirana Olympic Park, Tirana, Albania
6Win6–0Kirsty HillUD1028 Nov 2023Gymnasium Sport Hall, Tetovo, North MacedoniaWon vacant WBC International female super-featherweight title
5Win5–0Edith Soledad MatthysseUD1023 Jul 2023City Square, Tetovo, North MacedoniaWon vacant WBF female light-welterweight title
4Win4–0Karina SzmalenbergUD627 Dec 2022Palestra Karagac, Peja, Kosovo
3Win3–0Nikolett SzabóKO1, 1:0528 Nov 2022Gymnasium Sport Hall, Tetovo, North Macedonia
2Win2–0Angela CannizzaroKO1, 1:5430 Jul 2022City Square, Tetovo, North Macedonia
1Win1–0Valmira XhemollariTKO1, 1:0014 May 2022Farie Hoti Sports Palace, Tirana, Albania