WBC Presents “Best of 2020”
A tradition at the World Boxing Council involves annually choosing “The Best of the WBC”.
For the 2020 Selection, the WBC especially thank the entire boxing family, friends and fans who supported this years awards with their votes.
Both the male and female 'Boxer of the Year' categories were won by UK and Irish fighters. There's a grand total of eight UK and Irish fighters occupying the esteemed list below:
Boxer of the Year
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez & Tyson Fury
Female Boxer of the Year
Katie Taylor
Fight of the Year
Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2
Female Fight of the Year
Katie Taylor vs Delfine Persoon 2
KO of the Year
Alexander Povetkin KO5 vs Dillian Whyte
Female KO of the Year
Christina Hammer KO7 vs Sanna Turunen
Comeback of the Year
Errol Spence Jr
Female Comeback of the Year
Marlen Esparza
Dramatic Fight of the Year
Jose Zepeda KO5 vs Ivan Baranchyk
Female Dramatic Fight of the Year
Savannah Marshall TKO7 vs Hannah Rankin
Event of the Year
Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury 2
Performance of the Year
Vasily Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez
Female Performance of the Year
Cecilia Braekhus vs Jessica McCaskill
Prospect of the Year
Sebastian Fundora & Gabriel Flores Jr
Female Prospect of the Year
Kim Clavell
Revelation of the Year
Isaac Cruz & Edgar Berlanga
Female Revelation of the Year
Yulihan Luna
Trainer of the Year
Eddy Reynoso & Derrick James
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