Esra Yıldız was born in Nevşehir, Turkey on 4 July 1997.[2][3] After completing her high school education at Altınyıldız College in Nevşehir in 2015,[4] she entered Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University to study Physical Education and Sport, graduating in 2019.[5]
Amateur boxing career
Yıldız started boxing at Nevşehir Gençlik Sports Club in 2010. In 2012, she participated in Turkey's Championships held in Kayseri. She became champion in the 57 kg division, and was named the "Most Hyped Boxer" (Turkish: en dövüşken sporcu). Following her victory she was admitted to Turkey's national team.[3]
She debuted internationally at the 2012 European Cadets and Juniors Boxing Championships in Władysławowo, Poland, and won the bronze medal n the -57 kg division.[3] In June 2013, she took part at the VII EUBC European Union Women Elite Youth and Junior Boxing Championships 2013 in Keszthely, Hungary,[6] and captured the gold medal in the junior 60 kg division.[7] The same year, she took the silver medal in the junior 60 kg event at the AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships held in Albena, Bulgaria.[3][8]
^"Boxers Junior"(PDF). EUBC European Union Women Elite Youth and Junior Boxing Championships 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^"League Table - Women Junior"(PDF). EUBC European Union Women Elite Youth and Junior Boxing Championships 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^"Light 60kg Draw Sheet"(PDF). AIBA Women's Junior World Boxing Championships 2013. Archived from the original(PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.