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Busenaz Sürmeneli (born 26 May 1998) is a Turkish Olympic and world champion boxer.[2][3]

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Busenaz Sürmeneli
Statistics
Weight class	Welterweight
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Nationality	Turkish
Born	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 24) Bursa, Turkey
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	40
Wins	34
Wins by KO	1
Losses	6
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing  Turkey Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Welterweight World Championships 2019 Ulan-Ude Welterweight 2022 Istanbul Welterweight European Championships 2019 Alcobendas Welterweight 2022 Budva Welterweight European Union Championships 2017 Cascia Middleweight Mediterranean Games 2022 Oran Welterweight

Personal life

Busenaz Sürmeneli was born in Bursa, Turkey on 25 May 1998.[4] She grew up in Trabzon, where her family had moved due to her father's profession. In her childhood, she wanted to play in the local women's football team. At the age of ten, she switched over to boxing with the guidance of Cahit Süme, technical director of the Turkey national boxing team. She studied Physical Education and Sport at Trabzon University.[5]

Boxing career

She won several times titles at youth championships.[4]

Sürmeneli took the silver medal at the 2017 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships in Cascia, Italy.[6] She won the bronze medal at the 2019 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships in Alcobendas, Spain.[7] She became world champion at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Ulan-Ude, Russia.[8] In February 2020, she captured the gold medal in the 69 kg division at the 64th Bocskai István Memorial International Boxing Tournament held in Debrecen, Hungary.[9][10]

Sürmeneli became champion in the welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11] By defeating China’s Gu Hong, Surmeneli sealed the first-ever Olympics medal in boxing for Turkey at Kokugikan Arena in the Japanese capital. She has displayed exceptional form throughout the tournament, winning all her bouts with a one-sided 5:0 result.[12]

Sürmeneli won the gold medal in the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. Surmeneli beat her Canadian opponent Charlie Cavanagh in the final of welter weight, to become world champion for a second time.[13]

References

На других языках

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[de] Busenaz Sürmeneli

Busenaz Sürmeneli (* 26. Mai 1998 in Trabzon, Türkei[1]) ist eine türkische Boxerin. Sie wurde unter anderem Junioren-Weltmeisterin 2013 im Halbmittelgewicht und Jugend-Weltmeisterin 2015 im Mittelgewicht, Elite-Weltmeisterin 2019 und 2022, sowie Olympiasiegerin 2020 im Weltergewicht.

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- [en] Busenaz Sürmeneli

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[ru] Сюрменели, Бусеназ

Бусеназ Сюрменели (род. 25 июня 1998, Бурса) — турецкая боксёрша. Чемпионка мира 2019 года. Бронзовый призёр чемпионата Европы 2019 года.

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