Elif Turhan defends her IBF lightweight world title against Alycia Baumgardner in Texas on Sunday. Check out the Turhan Baumgardner start time below.
Turhan (14-0, 8 KOs) battles Baumgardner (18-1, 7 KOs) at College Park Center in Arlington.
Moreover, Baumgardner moves up in weight to challenge the hard-hitting, Turkish world champion.
Turhan has held the IBF belt since December 2025 when she stopped Beatriz Ferreira. Since then, she has defended her crown twice. In fact, the 31-year-old outpointed Gabriela Tellez as recently as June.
Meanwhile, Baumgardner defended her unified super featherweight world titles with a unanimous decision win over Bo Mi Re Shin in April. As a result, Sunday’s bout with Turhan will be her first fight at 135 pounds.
Turhan vs Baumgardner – Date, Venue, Start Time and Ring Walks
- To start with, the pair will fight on Sunday 8th November, live from College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, USA.
- Additionally, the broadcast will begin at 8.30pm ET/7.30pm CT/5.30pm PT/1.30am GMT (Monday).
- Finally, the Turhan Baumgardner start time will begin at approximately 11pm ET/10pm CT/8pm PT/4am GMT (Monday).
Turhan vs Baumgardner – How To Watch
- First of all, fans in the UK and Ireland can watch Turhan vs Baumgardner live on Sky Sports.
- Meanwhile, fans in the USA can watch the bout on ESPN+.
Turhan vs Baumgardner – Last Three Fights
Elif Turhan
- Elif Turhan bt Gabriela Tellez – Unanimous Decision
- Elif Turhan bt Taylah Gentzen – Split Decision
- Elif Turhan bt Beatriz Ferreira – 5th round TKO
Alycia Baumgardner
- Alycia Baumgardner bt Bo Mi Re Shin – Unanimous Decision
- Alycia Baumgardner bt Leila Beaudoin – Unanimous Decision
- Alycia Baumgardner bt Jennifer Miranda – Unanimous Decision
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Undercard
Furthermore, fans planning to watch Turhan vs Baumgardner on Sky Sports and ESPN+ will also see this stacked undercard unfold beforehand.
At first, Ellie Scotney withdrew from her scheduled world title fight with Tiara Brown through injury. However, Ramla Ali and Mikiah Kreps step into the co-main event. The pair clash for the vacant WBO and IBF super bantamweight belts.
- Ramla Ali (11-2, 3 KOs) vs Mikiah Kreps – vacant WBO and IBF super bantamweight world titles (10 rounds)
- Skye Nicolson (16-1, 3 KOs) vs Miyo Yoshida (19-5-1, 1 KO) – WBC super bantamweight world title (10 rounds)
- Irma Garcia (26-5-1, 6 KOs) vs Nataly Delgado (21-7-2, 5 KOs) – IBF super flyweight world title (10 rounds)
- Albina Moldazhanova (5-0, 5 KOs) vs Kirstie Bavington (10-6-2, 2 KOs) – super lightweight (4 rounds)
- Brittany Sims (10-3, 5 KOs) vs Shera Mae Patricio (10-0, 3 KOs) – flyweight (10 rounds)
- Natalie Dove (8-0-1, 2 KOs) vs Nayeli Rodriguez (7-2-1) – flyweight (8 rounds)
- Fernando Garcia (14-5, 8 KOs) vs Alexander Castellano (12-2-2, 2 KOs) – featherweight (8 rounds)
- Javier Guerrero Cruz (7-0, 5 KOs) vs Aiden Anderson (4-3, 3 KOs) – welterweight (6 rounds)
- Jocelyn Camarillo (7-0, 1 KO) vs Nazarena Serra (6-2, 1 KO) – minimumweight (6 rounds)
