Overview
- The fight will take place Sunday, Nov. 8 at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, and will headline a Most Valuable Promotions card televised live on ESPN with prelims streaming on ESPN+.
- Elif Nur Turhan enters as the undefeated IBF lightweight champion at 14-0 with eight knockouts while Alycia Baumgardner is 18-1 (one no contest) and is moving up a weight class to challenge for the title.
- Both fighters spoke at a pre-fight press conference, with Turhan saying Baumgardner is well prepared and Baumgardner saying she is stepping up to lightweight and ready to fight aggressively.
- The main card features three other title fights, including Ramla Ali vs. Mikiah Kreps and Skye Nicolson vs. Miyo Yoshida, underscoring MVP's effort to stack women’s championship bouts on a single show.
- Baumgardner’s challenge follows her 2023 run to undisputed status at super‑featherweight, a later cleared positive test that slowed her activity, and a return under MVP that positions her for multi-division ambitions and wider exposure through ESPN’s multi-year partnership.