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The BWAA Announces Its 2024 Annual Boxing Award Winners
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The BWAA Announces Its 2024 Annual Boxing Award Winners

Originally posted on Fights Around The World
By Abraham Gonzalez  |  Last updated Feb 3, 2025 7:28 PM ET

Earlier today, The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) formally announced the 2024 boxing annual award winners. This year, the unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk earned multiple awards, including Fighter of the Year and Fight of the Year. This year’s awards dinner will mark the 100th that the BWAA has hosted, where they recognize boxing’s best for their contributions the year prior. Information on the date and location of this year’s awards ceremony will be released in the coming weeks but for now, all of the award winners have been announced. Below is a list of the nominees and winners for each category.

Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year: Oleksandr Usyk

Artur Beterbiev

Daniel Dubois

Zurdo Ramirez

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez

Oleksandr Usyk

Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier Fight of the Year: Oleksandr Usyk W 12 Tyson Fury I

Raymond Ford KO 12 Otabek Kholmatov

Derek Chisora W 10 Joe Joyce

Vergil Ortiz Jr. W 12 Serhii Bohachuk

Kenshiro Teraji W 12 Carlos Canizales

Oleksandr Usyk W 12 Tyson Fury I

Eddie Futch Trainer of the Year: Robert Garcia

Don Charles

Freddy Fundora

Robert Garcia

Rudy Hernandez

Yuri Tkachenko

Cus D’Amato Manager of the Year: Egis Klimas

Keith Connolly

Egis Klimas

Vadim Kornilov

Brian Peters

Marvin Kohn Good Guy award: Bruce Silverglade 

Russ Anber

Sam Jackson/Andrew Roberts

Steve Pratt

Bruce Silverglade

Don Turner

Sam Taub broadcast award: Marv Albert

Marv Albert

Jim Gray

Dave Harmon

Mauro Ranallo

James “Smitty” Smith

Barney Nagler Long and Meritorious Service award: Brad Goodman

Brad Goodman

Randy Gordon

Henry Hascup

Don Majeski

John Sheppard

John McCain & Bill Crawford award for courage in overcoming adversity: Prichard Colon and family 

Prichard Colon and family

Billy Dib

Vanes Martirosyan

Christy Martin

This article first appeared on Fights Around The World and was syndicated with permission.

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