Busenaz Sürmeneli

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

Busenaz Sürmeneli
Statistics
Weight classWelterweight
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
NationalityTurkish
Born (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
Bursa, Turkey
Boxing record[1]
Total fights40
Wins34
Wins by KO1
Losses6
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoWelterweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Ulan-UdeWelterweight
Gold medal – first place2022 IstanbulWelterweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 AlcobendasWelterweight
Bronze medal – third place2022 BudvaWelterweight
European Union Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 CasciaMiddleweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 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
  1. "Boxing record for Busenaz Sürmeneli". BoxRec.
  2. https://www.turksporu.com.tr/sporcu-detay/busenaz--surmeneli-1476
  3. Surmeneli - The Turkish boxer who stands between Lovlina and an Olympic final? Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021
  4. "Busenaz Sürmeneli kimdir kaç yaşında ve nereli?". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. Avunduk, Duygu (7 March 2021). "Dünya şampiyonu milli boksör Busenaz Sürmeneli, genç kızlara hayallerinin peşinden koşmayı öğütlüyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. "Boksta 3 altın, 1 gümüş madalya". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 12 August 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. "Avrupa Şampiyonasında kadın boksörlerden 4 madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. "Busenaz Sürmeneli, Dünya Şampiyonu oldu". Sabah (in Turkish). 13 October 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. "Busenaz Sürmeneli'den altın madalya". Milliyet (in Turkish). 8 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  10. "Bocskai István Memorial International Boxing Tournament - Session Results" (PDF). Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  11. Tiryaki, Erkan (7 August 2021). "Busenaz Sürmeneli altın madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  12. "Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli wins landmark women's Olympic boxing gold".
  13. "Turkiye's Busenaz Surmeneli takes gold in women's world boxing c'ships".
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