Hatice Akbaş
Born (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002
Ankara, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Stanceorthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins13
Wins by KO0
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Turkey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 IstanbulBantamweight
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaBantamweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Bantamweight
European U22 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 PorečFlyweight

Hatice Akbaş (born 1 January 2002) is a Turkish world-champion female boxer competing in the bantamweight (54 kg) division.[1]

Early years

Hatice Akbaş started boxing at her age of nine in the sport hall her father opened in Malatya.[2]

She took the gold medal at the 2016 European Women Youth Boxing Championships in Ordu, Turkey.[2][3] She became champion in the flyweight (50–52 kg) event at the 2022 European U22 Boxing Championships held in Poreč, Croatia on 22 March 2022.[2][4]

Boxing career

On 20 May 2022, she won the gold medal in the 54 kg category at the Women's World Championship defeating Romania's Lăcrămioara Perijoc in the bantamweight final in Istanbul, Turkey.[2][5] At the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria, she captured the gold medal.[6] She took a bronze medal at the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland on 30 June 2023.[7]

Akbaş is a member of Fenerbahçe Boxing.[2][4]

Personal life

Hatice Akbaş was born in Ankara, Turkey on 1 January 2002.[8] Her father, Kerem Akbaş, was a Turkish champion boxer in 2010, gaimed, however, no international success. She has a sister and an older brother.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "BoxRec: Hatice Akbas".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tiryaki, Erkan (18 June 2022). "Dünya şampiyonu boksör Hatice Akbaş'ın başarı hikayesi 'Dangal' filmine benziyor". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Avrupa Boks Şampiyonası Yıldızlarından 3 Altın 1 Gümüş". Milliyet (in Turkish). 26 September 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Fenerbahçeli milli boksör Hatice Akbaş, nakavtla U22 Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Turkey wins 5 gold medals at Women's World Boxing Championships". Daily Sabah. 20 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Boztepe, Muhammed (1 July 2022). "19. Akdeniz Oyunları'nda milli boksör Hatice Akbaş altın madalya kazandı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Milli boksörler 3. Avrupa Oyunları'nda zirvede". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Hatice Akbaş Kimdir?" (in Turkish). Nokta. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
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