Alycia Baumgardner captured the IBF lightweight title on Sunday, dominating Elif Nur Turhan in the MVPW07 card's main event.
The 32-year-old Ohio native swept all three scorecards 100-90, handing Turhan her first professional loss.
Alycia Baumgardner Shuts Out Elif Nur Turhan
Baumgardner controlled all 10 rounds while never letting Turhan settle. She landed 43% of her combination punches to Turhan’s 16%, while the challenger managed about five punches per round. The win moved Baumgardner to 19-1 and dropped Turhan to 14-1.
“The skills pay the bills, baby!” she said afterward. “I know I’m great.”
The Alycia Baumgardner fight topped Sunday's MVPW07 card. In the co-main event, Ramla Ali edged Mikiah Kreps to claim the vacant WBO and IBF super bantamweight titles for her first boxing world title.
IBF Lightweight Champion Baumgardner Looks Ahead
Baumgardner credited her preparation for the win, pointing to 160 rounds of sparring and a boxing career that began at age eight. The new IBF lightweight champion said she needs no outside validation and plans to stay “humble and hungry.”
An undisputed showdown could come next. WBC and WBO champion Caroline Dubois meets WBA titleholder Stephanie Han on February 20th in El Paso, with a unification bout against Baumgardner expected in the spring.
