Matchroom Boxing are set to stage a homecoming bout for IBF lightweight world champion Elif Nur Turhan, after her impressive rise.
Matchroom Boxing are in talks to stage their inaugural event in Turkey.
Since signing an exclusive broadcast deal with DAZN, Matchroom Boxing and Eddie Hearn’s vision was to globalise their promotion.
Since then they have become an established competitor in North America, working with some of the best fighters States side like Shakur Stevenson, Canelo Alvarez and Jaron Ennis.
They have put on shows in Italy, Spain, Australia, U.S.A, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and more.
They are now set to add a new territory to their list.
Eddie Hearn has confirmed via Instagram that he is in advanced talks with the goverment in Turkey, who are keen to host a record-breaking summer event headlined by the new Turkish superstar of Boxing Elif Nur Turhan (13-0, 8ko’s).
Turhan is now the IBF world lightweight champion, and she has had a remarkable rise to the top of the sport.
Turhan was granted the opportunity of a lifetime in 2025 to fight on a Matchroom show as the away fighter, an opportunity she and her team had been calling for, for a long time.
She knocked out Shauna Browne in the first round of their contest in Belfast, in a brutal fashion that is rarely seen in women’s boxing.
This knockout was the first of three consecutive knockout victories that culminated in capturing the IBF title in Monaco last December defeating former Olympic medalist and elite operator Beatriz Ferreira.
This victory has clearly impressed the Turkish government and relevant authorities who have been in meetings with Turhan and Eddie Hearn.
Eddie Hearn has took to Instagram to repost a story posted by Elif Nur Turhan, that states: “Get ready for big news, Turkiye!
The event will undoubtedly draw a lot of attention to boxing in Turkey.
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