Hatice Akbaş's Dream of Becoming 2028 Olympic Champion

European champion national boxer Hatice Akbaş wants to win a gold medal at the 2028 Olympic Games. At the same time, she aims to leave her mark on Turkish boxing history by competing at the 2032 and 2036 Olympics as well. The athlete also said she wants to become the Turkish woman boxer who has competed in the most Olympics.

The 24-year-old athlete has been trained since childhood by her father and coach, Kerem Akbaş. She continues her training at the sports hall belonging to the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports. Akbaş, who said she is working intensively with her coaches Kerem Akbaş and Elif Şekerci, won a gold medal at the 2026 European Championship. She said she previously competed at 54 kg, but fought at 51 kg at the European Championship.

Describing her goals, the athlete said she wants to win a gold medal at the 2027 World Championship and the European Games. Reminding that the top four athletes at the World Championship will earn Olympic quota places, Akbaş plans to compete at the Olympics by succeeding in that tournament.

Akbaş recalled that she started boxing at the age of nine in a sports hall her father opened in Malatya, and that she reached the final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She said she and her father overcame many difficulties together. She also said she is realizing, along with her father, the goals he wanted to achieve in his youth.

Source: Haberturk Spor

Correction (15.11.2026): She started boxing in the Akçadağ district of Malatya. removed.