Şennur Demir

Şennur Demir
Born	(1982-08-10) 10 August 1982 (age 42) Bartın, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Education	Physical education
Alma mater	Bartın University
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight 81kg
Boxing record[1]
Total fights	24
Wins	15
Wins by KO	1
Losses	9
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing  Turkey World Championships 2022 Istanbul Heavyweight 2018 New Delhi Heavyweight 2016 Astana Heavyweight European Championships 2022 Budva Heavyweight 2018 Sofia Heavyweight 2016 Sofia Heavyweight European Union Championships 2017 Cascia Heavyweight 2011 Katowice Heavyweight

Şennur Demir (born 10 August 1982) is aTurkish boxing coach and retired world champion female boxer competed in the heavyweight (+81 kg) division. She is from Bartın.^[2]

Early years in martial arts

Demir started her sport career performing kickboxing at the age of 25. She became Turkish kickboxing champion, then runner-up in the Full contact karate World championships. A second place in an international boxing tournament and champion titles in the Turkish Boxing Championships followed.^[3]

Boxing career

Her boxing career became solid when she transferred to Fenerbahçe Boxing in Istanbul.^[3][4]

As well as a kickboxer, she turned pro in 2011 after she won the golden belt national title in K-1.^[5]

She won the silver medal at the 2011 Women's European Union Championships held in Katowice, Poland, and the gold medal at the 2017 Women's European Union Championships in Cascia, Italy.^[6]

She became bronze medalist at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in 2016,^[7] and 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria,^[8] and 2022 in Budva, Montebegro.^[9]

She took the bronze medal at the 2016 AIBA Women's World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan, and the silver medal at the 2018 AIBA Women's World Championships in New Delhi, India.^[10]

At the 2022 IBA Women's World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, Demir defeated Khadija El-Mardi from Morocco in the heavyweigt (+81 kg) division final, and became world champion.^[10]

Coaching career

After her retirement from active boxing, Demir started performing sport coaching. In 2023, she was appointed coach of the women's national team. At the 2023 European Games in Nowy Targ, Poland, she participated as the coach.^[11]

Personal life

Şennur Demir was born in a village of Amasra district in Bartın Province. After completing her primary and middle school in her hometown, she studied at Trade Vocational High School in Bartın. She then moved to Istanbul to work in sock manufacturing workshops. Returning home, she started working as a private security guard at a student dormitory in 2005. At age 28, Demir began studying Physical Education at Bartın University. After four years of undergraduate education, she earned a master's degree. She works as a teacher of physical education at Ülkü Ahmet Durusoy Middle School in Ankara.^[3]

References

1. "Boxing record for Şennur Demir". BoxRec.
2. "Şennur Demir, Boks Milli Takım Kampına Gidiyor". HaberX (in Turkish). 2011-03-07. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
3. Buldan, Osman (13 July 2021). "Türk Kadın Boksunun Öncüsü Şennur Demir". Yaşam (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
4. "Ve Bir Dünya ŞampiyonluğuDaha...4.üncü AltınMadalya Şennur Demir'de" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
5. "Şennur Demir ve Eylül Elmas'tan Altın Kemer". Bartın (in Turkish). 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
6. "Bartınlı Milli Boksör Şennur Demir altın madalya kazandı". Ajans Bartın (in Turkish). 14 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
7. "Şennur Demir'den Bronz Madalya". Bartin Haber (in Turkish). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
8. "Şennur Demir'den Bronz Madalya". Fener Alayı (in Turkish). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
9. "Busenaz Sürmeneli ve Şennur Demir bronz madalyanın sahibi oldu". Foto Maç (in Turkish). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
10. "Şennur Demir 39 yaşında dünya şampiyonu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
11. Tiryaki, Erkan (12 July 2023). "Eski milli boksör Şennur Demir, antrenörlüğe "zirveden" başladı". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 August 2024.