Boxing
Alycia Baumgardner Moves Up to Challenge Elif Turhan on Sunday
The IBF lightweight title fight headlines Sunday’s MVPW-07 card in Arlington, Texas.
Alycia Baumgardner will move up to lightweight Sunday to challenge IBF champion Elif Nur Turhan at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.
The fight is scheduled for 10 three-minute rounds and headlines MVPW-07 on ESPN and the ESPN App, according to Most Valuable Promotions’ event announcement.
Baumgardner is the unified champion at 130 pounds and is seeking a title in a second division. Turhan won the 135-pound IBF title by stopping Beatriz Ferreira in December 2025.
Ramla Ali faces Mikiah Kreps for the vacant WBO and IBF super bantamweight titles in the co-main event. Their bout replaced Tiara Brown–Ellie Scotney after Scotney withdrew with an injury, according to MVP’s updated card.
MVP’s announcement lists Baumgardner at 18-1 with seven knockouts and Turhan at 14-0 with eight knockouts.
