Buse Naz Çakıroğlu
Turkish boxer (born 1996)
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Buse Naz Çakıroğlu (born 26 May 1996) is a female Turkish, World and European champion and Olympic finalist boxer.[2] She is a Fenerbahçe S.K. athlete.
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Çakıroğlu in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Born | 26 May 1996 |
| Education | Düzce University |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Boxing career | |
| Flyweight | |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 86 |
| Wins | 74 |
| Win by KO | 2 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Medal record | |
Personal life
Çakıroğlu was born in Trabzon, Turkey on 26 May 1996. She studied Physical Education and Sport in Düzce University.[3]
Boxing career
The 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 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] She won the silver medal at the Women's Senior World Championship held in Serbia in 2025.[16]
She won the silver medal at the flyweight, losing 4-1 to her Chinese rival Wu Yu in the final match of the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Arena Paris Nord in Paris, France. After bye in the first round, she defeated Mexican Fátima Herrera in the last 16 round, Finnish Pihla Kaivo-oja in the quarterfinals, and Filipino Aira Aira Villegas in the semifinals with 5-0 scores to reach the final.[17]
She reached the final of the 2025 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships 52 kg held in Niš, Serbia, after bye in the first round, defeating Chinese Wei Sitong 5-0 in the last 16 round, Mongolian Chinabatyn Ariunzul in the quarterfinals and Serbian Dragana Jovanović in the semifinals with RSC. She lost to her North Korean opponent Pang Chol-mi 5-0 in the final and won the silver medal.[18][19]
