Busenaz Sürmeneli is a female boxer who represents Türkiye at the international level. Competing in the 66 kg weight category, the athlete has gained recognition through Olympic and world championship titles and has achieved various successes in different competitions. Her accomplishments throughout her sporting career have played a significant role in the development of women’s boxing in Türkiye.

Busenaz Sürmeneli was born on 25 January 1998 in Trabzon. She showed an interest in sports from an early age and began competing in boxing. Throughout her education she continued her sporting career and rose to the national team level.

Sürmeneli achieved her first major international success in 2019 when she won the gold medal in the 66 kg category at the Women’s Boxing World Championship held in New Delhi, the capital of India.

At the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Sürmeneli competed in the 66 kg category and won the gold medal.

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In 2022, Sürmeneli competed in the 66 kg category at the Women’s Boxing World Championship organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in Istanbul. She won the gold medal at this championship. Turkey won a total of five gold medals at the same tournament, achieving its highest-ever result in women’s boxing history.

In 2025, Sürmeneli competed in the 66 kg category at the Women’s World Championship held in Niš, Serbia. She defeated Slovak boxer Tamara Kubalova in the quarterfinals and host nation’s Anastasija Lukajic in the semifinals. In the final, she beat Uzbek boxer Navbakhor Khamidova 5–0 to win the gold medal. With this result, she became world champion for the third time, following her victories in 2019 and 2022.

In addition to the World Championships and Olympic Games, Busenaz Sürmeneli has won gold medals at the European Championships, the European Games, and the Mediterranean Games.

Following the results of the 2022 World Championship, an increase in interest in women’s boxing in Türkiye was observed. Registration numbers at boxing gyms affiliated with provincial directorates of youth and sports rose significantly.

Busenaz Sürmeneli was evaluated under the title “An Alp Woman in Turkish Sports” at the international symposium “Alp Women in the Turkish World,” organized by the Turkic World Application and Research Center of Gazi University from 8 to 10 March 2022. The symposium examined women who have struggled and fought in Turkish history and contemporary society.