İzge Can Günal Email & Phone Number

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Commentator for S Sport & S Sport Plus. I am the Turkish commentator for MotoGP and Moto2 races, the main play-by-play guy for Turkish NFL broadcasts (including Super Bowls) and the color commentator for WWE Raw & Smackdown. I also commentated tennis (Wimbledon, ATP 500), boxing (Matchroom Boxing, including the first Joshua vs Ruiz fight), UFC, golf (The Masters), Superbike World Championship, beach volleyball (Majors & World Championships), the Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim, Turkish American Football League, Red Bull Air Race and Winter X Games for S Sport.

Commentator for Eurosport Turkey. I have thousands of hours of live broadcasting experience with Eurosport. My main specialities are motorcycle racing, alpine skiing, golf, American football and rugby. As a versatile commentator, I have experience in motorsports (incl. Le Mans 24h, World Superbikes, British Superbikes, WTCC & WTCR, FIA WEC and FIM EWC), winter sports (mainly alpine skiing, also including ice hockey, curling and ski jumping), golf (incl. The Players Championship & PGA Tour Playoffs), combat sports (incl. kickboxing and boxing), cycling (including Grand Tours and UCI World Tour races), tennis(incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open) and football (incl. MLS) broadcasts, among others. Credentialed by Turkish Sports Writers Association, Rugby World Cup, WWE and many other organizations.

My experience as a freelance sports commentator and writer: -Kickboxing commentary: I am the main blow-by-blow commentator for kickboxing, MMA, Muay Thai and boxing events around Turkey for TV8,5 & Sportstv. I can also provide Turkish color or English blow-by-blow commentary when it's necessary. Army of Fighters at Istanbul (Turkish blow-by-blow commentary, TV8,5), King of Kings at Konya (Turkish blow-by-blow commentary, Sportstv), Fighting Fit Club at Alanya (color commentary, TV8,5), Akın Fight Arena at Eskişehir (English blow-by-blow commentary, Fightbox) are some examples of my work.-Super Bowl: I was the play-by-play commentator of Super Bowl 50 & 53 on Fox Sports Turkey.-Spor Smart: Commentated Handball Champions League matches.-FanSided.com: Wrote MMA and WWE articles as a featured columnist for FanSided.com. -GSTV: The television channel of one of the biggest sports clubs of Turkey, Galatasaray. I was a part of the first live on-site rugby broadcast of Turkey.-NFLTR.com: Joined Turkey's only American football website at the start of the 2013 season, mainly as a Indianapolis Colts writer. -Socrates magazine: Mainly worked on presentation of the long form articles on the website as a front-end developer, contributed the occasional article.-Newspaper articles: I contributed some articles to various Turkish daily newspapers, mainly about the Winter Olympic Games and Super Bowl.

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey

Started working for Eurosport.com Turkey as an intern in November 2010, when in high school. Promoted to junior editor in June 2012. I wrote news stories, editorial articles and conducted interviews.

Istanbul, Turkey

Worked regularly as a sports commentator for Tivibu Spor. My main duties were golf and boxing, however I had vast experience with football as well. My live broadcasting experience with Tivibu included UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Youth League, Rugby World Cup, major football leagues of Europe(Italian Serie A, Dutch Eredivisie, Portuguese Primeira Liga, Russian Premier League), major golf tours (PGA Tour, European Tour and PGA Tour Champions), World Boxing Super Series, among others. Provided voiceovers for highlight packages, including UEFA Champions League. Hosted studio shows during the Rugby World Cup, which were the first Turkish TV shows about rugby.

Istanbul, Turkey

Commentator and Editor for Fight Network Turkey. Besides being the voice of the channel, I also conducted on air interviews, wrote and edited the news, developed material to be used on and off air, and helped with developing new projects related to combat sports. Credentialed by UFC and GLORY.

Bachelor'S Degree, Translation And Interpreting Studies

Computer Engineering

Education record

Galatasaray Lisesi was the top school in the National High School Entrance Examination in 2007. My activities in high school included.