Elif Nur Turhan stops Beatriz Ferreira to win IBF lightweight title
Turkish boxer Elif Nur Turhan stopped Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira in round five in Monte Carlo to become IBF lightweight world champion.
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On 6 December 2025, Turkish boxer Elif Nur Turhan won the IBF lightweight world title by stopping Beatriz Ferreira of Brazil in the fifth round. The fight took place in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on a card promoted by Matchroom Boxing.
Ferreira, a two-time Olympic medallist, was the champion and the favourite. She had held the IBF belt since April 2024 and was making a defence of it. Turhan, known as a heavy puncher, put her down in the first round and kept up the pressure until the referee ended the fight in round five.
The result mattered because it ended Ferreira's unbeaten professional record and made Turhan a world champion. It was also one of the most notable wins for a Turkish woman in professional boxing, and it brought her wider international attention. Her title reign later became the starting point for the defences and career moves that followed.
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