Lee Selby and Josh Warrington named among IBF honours
The International Boxing Federation announced its award recipients for 2018 to be presented at the Annual Awards Banquet closing the organisation’s 36th Annual Convention at the Wynn Palace Cotia in Macau, China on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Jersey Joe Walcott Award
The Federation’s highest honour, the Jersey Joe Walcott Award, will go to Filipino 'Pretty Boy' Jerwin Ancajas (31-1-2), having recently made a seventh successful defense of his IBF super-flyweight title.
The 27-year-old southpaw earned his IBF title in September of 2016, beating McJoe Arroyo for the vacant title at Taguig City in Philippines.
IBF Female Fighter of the Year Award
Receiving the IBF Female Fighter of the Year Award is Female Middleweight Champion Claressa Shields (9-0).
An honour that is thoroughly well deserved for Michigan's Shields, who first became an IBF Champion in August of 2017 beating Nikki Adler for the IBF Female Super Middleweight title. Shields defended that title twice before moving down in weight and winning the IBF Female Middleweight title, which she has successfully defended three times.
IBF Fight of the Year
Lee Selby vs. Josh Warrington
FemaleFight of the Year
Marcela Acuña vs. Laura Griffa
USBAFight of the Year
Alexander Besputin vs. Juan Carlos Abreu
IntercontinentalFight of the Year
Fanlong Meng vs. Frank Buglioni
Pan PacificFight of the Year
Jamie Weetch vs. Dennis Hogan
AsiaFight of the Year
Sun Xiangxiang vs. Roldan Aldea
Continental AfricaFight of the Year
Azinga Fuzile Vs. Malcolm Klassen
Most Active Promoter
IBF – TGB Promotions
Female – KO International
USBA – Top Rank
Intercontinental – Sauerland Event
Pan Pacific – Jimmy’s Boxing
Belt & Road – Rejoy Group
Continental Africa – Rumble Africa Boxing Promotions
Championship Ring Recipients for three or more Successful Title Defenses
Tevin Farmer
IBF World super-featherweight title
Jarrett Hurd
IBF World super-welterweight title
Maiva Hamadouche
IBF World Female super-featherweight title
Maria Cecilia Roman
IBF World Female bantamweight title
Errol Spence
IBF World welterweight title
Katie Taylor
IBF World lightweight title
“The IBF is proud of its champions and we are honored to celebrate them and their accomplishments during our Annual Awards Banquet this year in Macau,” noted IBF President Daryl Peoples. “These men and women worked hard to achieve their successes and these accolades are duly merited.”
The IBF also hosts its Meet the Champions cocktail during the convention. The event this year will take place on Tuesday, May 28 at 7PM at the Wynn Palace Cotai. Several current and former IBF Champions have been invited to this event and are expected to attend including some of the aforementioned boxers, along with Jeff Fenech, Barry Michael, Billy Dib, Daniel Geale, Philip Holiday and several other notable current and former IBF Champions.
The convention will conclude with a Gala Boxing Event featuring a IBF title bouts on June 1 at the Wynn Palace Cotai.
For additional information regarding the convention visit the IBF website, www.ibf-usba-boxing.com