Unbeaten and undisputed, middleweight champion Claressa Shields will add more hardware to her trophy case after being named the Boxing Writers Association of America’s Christy Martin Female Fighter of the Year for 2022. A two-time Olympic gold medalist for the United States, the 27-year-old Shields continued to make her hometown of Flint, Michigan, proud in the pro ranks by winning multiple world championships at 154, 160 and 168 pounds. “Every year I kick my own ass to do be

The Boxing Writers Association of America would like to announce its nominees for its annual year-end awards for 2022. In a nomination meeting on Saturday, the BWAA determined the top candidates from 2022 for Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year, Trainer of the Year, Manager of the Year, Most Courageous, Long and Meritorious. All full BWAA members are eligible to vote, if their dues are paid for 2023. Voting can be done on the BWAA.org website under the ballot/voting tab. O

Fellow members of the BWAA, any writers’ organization exists for several purposes, but high on all such lists, and the Boxing Writers Association of America is no different, is the imperative to acknowledge and reward the best work done by its members in a particular calendar year. The following rules and categories should be familiar to most of you, but it doesn’t hurt to repeat the obvious. The 2022 writing contest consists of six categories, all of which are numbered (no i