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Alycia Baumgardner vs. Elif Nur Turhan on ESPN Unlimited: Here’s Where to Watch the Title Bout Live Online
Alycia Baumgardner is set to face unbeaten Turkish boxer Elif Nur Turhan in a 10-round unification bout in Arlington, Texas. Turhan’s IBF belt is at stake, and the winner will claim the women’s lightweight title.
The event is scheduled for Sunday, 8 November, with preliminaries beginning at 5.30pm ET and the main card around 8.30pm ET. ESPN Unlimited subscribers can stream the preliminaries and main card; the service costs $31.99 a month, or $35.99 with Disney+ and Hulu, and has no free trial.
In short
- Baumgardner and Turhan meet in a 10-round title unification bout.
- Turhan’s IBF belt and the women’s lightweight title are at stake.
- The event streams on ESPN Unlimited in the US.
Explained simply
In boxing, a unification bout brings together champions holding titles from different governing organisations in the same weight class. Alycia Baumgardner is an American champion, while Elif Nur Turhan is an unbeaten Turkish boxer who holds the IBF lightweight belt.
The fight is scheduled for ten rounds in Arlington, Texas, with Turhan’s belt at stake. The result will determine who holds the lightweight title at the end of the bout, making it relevant to the division’s championship picture.