Baumgardner controlled the championship picture at 130 pounds before choosing to chase another belt five pounds north. She receives no settling-in fight at lightweight.
Turhan can punch.
The Turkish champion seized the IBF belt by stopping Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Beatriz Ferreira in the fifth round last December. She has since beaten Taylah Gentzen and Gabriella Tellez and enters November making her third title defense.
That finishing power gives Baumgardner a different problem to solve. She owns the quicker feet and sharp counters, but Turhan can close distance, set her base and punish mistakes with combinations once she forces her…
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