Nurja, 20-0 (9 KOs), is a 31-year-old from Albania. He is ranked No. 12 at 154lbs by the WBA. Nurja won three times in 2025, all in his home country’s capital of Tirana, and all against low-level opposition. He outpointed a 4-4-4 foe over six rounds, took out the 13-3 Kiryl Samadurau in five rounds, and notched a six-round unanimous decision over the 8-4 Refik Tarhan. Most recently, Nurja needed just three minutes to dispatch the 17-13-1 Jose Gregorio Marcano in February of this year.
