By David Martinez / www.dmboxing.com
Annually, at the end of the year, I assemble the top awards in boxing. Here are my personal picks for 2023. Also listed are the winners in each category from the previous five years.
I sincerely respect and welcome the opinions of others – thank you!
2023 / FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Naoya Inoue (26-0 / 23 by KO)
IBF Super Bantamweight Champion
WBA Super Bantamweight Champion
WBC Super Bantamweight Champion
WBO Super Bantamweight Champion
RUNNER UP’S
Devin Haney
David Benavidez
Terence Crawford
THE PAST WINNERS
Dmitry Bivol (2022)
Canelo Alvarez (2021)
Teofimo Lopez (2020)
Naoya Inoue (2019)
Oleksandr Usyk (2018)
2023 / FIGHT OF THE YEAR
Rafael Espinoza vs. Robeisy Ramirez (12-9-23) MD-12
RUNNER UP’S
Emanuel Navarrete vs. Oscar Valdez (8-12-23) UD-12
Jaime Munguia vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko (6-10-23) UD-12
Devin Haney vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko (5-20-23) UD-12
THE PAST WINNERS
Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano (2022)
Stephen Fulton Jr. vs. Brandon Figueroa (2021)
Jose Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk (2020)
Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire (2019)
Murat Gassiev vs. Yuniel Dorticos (2018)
Continue reading Year in Review / The Best in Boxing 2023