Yeldana Talipova

Yeldana Talipova (born 30 March 2002) is a Kazakhstani boxer who competes in the heavyweight (+80 kg) division. She is a medalist at the Asian Boxing Championships, IBA World Championships and World Boxing Championships.

Amateur career Talipova began boxing at the age of 11.

In April 2021, at the Youth World Championships, Talipova won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division. In 2024, she won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand, defeating Uzbek boxer Altynai Sotimboyeva in the final.

Talipova competed in the heavyweight division at the 2025 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Niš, Serbia and won the silver medal. She won the silver medal at the second stage of the 2025 World Boxing Cup. In September of that year, Talipova competed in the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England in the women's +80 kg category. In her opening bout, she defeated Celine Lee-Lo in the quarterfinals. She then lost in the semifinals to Polish boxer Agata Kaczmarska, winning a bronze medal.