Turhan Stops Ferreira in Fifth for IBF Lightweight Title

In Monte Carlo, Monaco, Turkish boxer Elif Nur Turhan claimed the IBF women's lightweight title on Saturday night with a dominant fifth-round stoppage of defending champion Beatriz Ferreira, marking the Brazilian's first professional defeat.

The 30-year-old Turhan, now 12-0 with eight knockouts, overwhelmed the 32-year-old Ferreira from the opening bell with relentless aggression and powerful punches. In the first round, Turhan landed a right hand high on Ferreira's head, sending her to the canvas. Referee Diana Drews Milani did not rule it a knockdown, allowing Ferreira to continue. Moments later, another right hand floored the champion, this time prompting a standing eight-count. Ferreira, a two-time Olympic medalist with a silver from Tokyo 2020 and bronze from Paris 2024, survived the round but absorbed heavy punishment throughout.

The second round saw Ferreira backpedal to the ropes under Turhan's onslaught, absorbing a clubbing right that visibly hurt her. Ferreira found brief success in the third by using her technical boxing skills to create distance, but Turhan regained control in the fourth, hurting the champion again and drawing a warning from the referee for...