Year in Review / The Best in Boxing 2022

By David Martinez / dmboxing.com

I annually assemble the top best awards in boxing … here are my personal picks for the year 2022, in five major categories. I sincerely respect and always welcome the opinions of others – thank you!

FIGHTER OF THE YEAR

Dmitry Bivol (21-0 / 11 by KO)

WBA Light Heavyweight Champion

vs. Canelo Alvarez (5-7-22) UD-12

vs. Gilberto Ramirez (11-5-22) UD-12

Runner Up’s:

Naoya Inoue (23-0 / 20 by KO)

Devin Haney (29-0 / 15 by KO)

Jesse Rodriguez (17-0 / 11 by KO)

Shakur Stevenson (19-0 / 9 by KO)

FIGHT OF THE YEAR

Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castano II (5-14-22) KO-10

Runner Up’s

Leigh Wood vs. Michael Colan (3-12-22) KO-12

Juan Francisco Estrada vs. Roman Gonzalez III (12-3-22) MD-12

Lindolfo Delgado vs. Omar Aguilar (8-20-22) UD-8

Joe Joyce vs. Joseph Parker (9-24-22) KO-11

KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR

Leigh Wood vs. Michael Colan (3-12-22) KO-12

Runner Up’s:

Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire II (6-7-22) KO-2

Caleb Plant vs. Anthony Dirrell (10-15-22) KO-9

Terence Crawford vs. David Avanesyan (12-10-22) KO-6

Deontay Wilder vs. Robert Helenius (10-15-22) KO-1

UPSET OF THE YEAR

Dmitry Bivol vs. Canelo Alvarez (5-7-22) UD-12

Runner Up’s:

Hector Luis Garcia vs. Chris Colbert (2-26-22) UD-12

Dante Jardon vs. Artem Oganesyan (6-23-22) UD-10

Leigh Wood vs. Michael Colan (3-12-22) KO-12

Mark Magsayo vs. Gary Allen Russell Jr. (1-22-22) MD-12

PROSPECT OF THE YEAR

Keyshawn Davis (7-0 / 5 by KO)

Runner Up’s:

Xander Zayas (15-0 / 10 by KO)

Fernando Vargas Jr. (7-0 / 7 by KO)

Adam Azim (7-0 / 6 by KO)

Nick Ball (17-0 / 10 by KO)

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