Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (born 26 May 1996) is a female Turkish world and European champion boxer.[2] She is a Fenerbahçe S.K. athlete.

Buse Naz Çakıroğlu
Born (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 28)
Trabzon, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Statistics
Weight classFlyweight
Weight(s)51 kg (112 lb)
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Boxing record[1]
Total fights53
Wins45
Wins by KO0
Losses8
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Flyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul Light flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ulan-Ude Flyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Alcobendas Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2022 Budva Light flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2024 Belgrade Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sofia Flyweight
European Union Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cascia Flyweight
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków Light flyweight
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran Light flyweight

Private life

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Buse Naz Çakıroğlu was born in Trabzon, Turkey on 26 May 1996. She studied Physical Education and Sport in Düzce University.[3]

Boxing career

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The 1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in) female boxer at 51 kg (112 lb) is a member of Fenerbahçe Boxing.[3][4]

Çakıroğlu became champion at the 2017 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships held in Cascia, Italy.[5]

She took the silver medal at the 2018 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.[6]

In 2019, she won the gold medal in the flyweight event at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus,[7] another gold medal at the Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships in Alcobendas, Spain,[8][9] and the silver medal at the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Russia.[10]

She won the silver medal in the flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[11]

She won one of the bronze medals in the light flyweight event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12] Buse Naz Çakıroğlu won a gold medal at the 2022 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships. Çakıroğlu beat her Irish opponent Caitlin Fryers 5–0 in the 50 kg final in the competition held in Montenegro's Budva.[13]

She won the gold medal in the women's light flyweight at the 3rd European Games held at Nowy Targ Arena in Nowy Targ, Poland, beating Armenian Anush Grigoryan in the second round, Polish Natalia Rok in the quarterfinals, Italian Giordana Sorrentino in the semifinals and French Wassila Lkhadiri in the final with 5-0 scores. She won a quota for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]

She became the European champion for the third time by defeating Russian boxer Anastasiia Kool 5-0 in the 52 kg final match of the 2024 European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia and winning the gold medal. She reached the final by defeating her Spanish rival Marta Lopez Del Abbol in the quarter-finals and Bulgarian athlete Venelina Poptoleva 5-0 in the semifinals.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Buse Naz Çakıroğlu". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "TURKSPORU - Türk sporunu her şeyimizle destekliyoruz". Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2020 Tokyo Olimpiyat ikincisi Buse Naz Çakıroğlu kimdir, kaç yaşında? İşte Buse Naz Çakıroğlu başarıları". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Fenerbahçe SK Boxers". Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Kadın boksörlerden Türkiye'ye 3 altın madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 12 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Avrupa Kadınlar Boks Şampiyonasında 3 gümüş madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ Büyük, Berad (30 June 2019). "Buse Naz Çakıroğlu'ndan altın madalya". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 World Championships results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Buse Naz Çakıroğlu en iyi kadın boksör". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 31 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Buse Naz Çakıroğlu: "Hedefim olimpiyat şampiyonu olmak"". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Buse Naz Çakıroğlu tarih yazdı! Gümüş madalya". Fanatik (in Turkish). 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Turkish boxer Buse Naz Cakiroglu becomes European champion".
  14. ^ "Buse Naz Çakıroğlu'ndan Avrupa Oyunları'nda altın madalya". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Milli boksörler Buse Naz Çakıroğlu ve Busenaz Sürmeneli Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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