Hatice Akbaş

Hatice Akbaş (born 1 January 2002) is a Turkish Olympics silver medalist, world and European champion female boxer competing in the bantamweight (54 kg) division.

In the round of 32, the first match of the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Great Britain boxer defeated Charley Davison and advanced to the last 16 round. After defeating Australian Tiana Echegaray 5-0 in the last 16 round, Akbaş beat Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg of Mongolia 5-0 in the quarterfinals and reached the final with a 3-2 win over South Korean Im Ae-ji the semifinals. In the final, he lost 5-0 to China's Yuan Chang and won the silver medal.

She won Kyrgyz Miraida Tashpolotova in the first round and Moldovan Iulia Coroli in the last 16 round with RSC, Russian Karina Tazabekova in the quarterfinals and Thai Natnicha Chongprongklang in the semifinals with 4-1 scores and reached the final of the 2025 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships 54 kg in Niš, Serbia. She fought against her Moroccan rival Widad Bertal in the final. Hatice, who won the first round 5-0, lost the next rounds 4-1 and the match 5-2 and won the silver medal as the second in the world.

Personal life Hatice Akbaş was born in Ankara, Turkey, on 1 January 2002.