BWAA Announces 2025 Award Nominees
- JSantoliquito
- Jan 19
- 1 min read
Updated: Jan 22

BWAA Fighter Of The Year
Dmitry Bivol
Terence Crawford
Naoya Inoue
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez
Rene Santiago
Fight Of The Year
Carlos Canizales KO5 Panya Pradabsri II
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz W10 Angelo Fierro
Chris Eubank W 12 Conor Benn
Christian Mbilli W 10 Lester Martinez
Kenshiro Teraji KO 12 Seigo Yuri Akui
Trainer of the Year
Ben Davison
Freddy Fundora
Robert Garcia
Shingo Inoue
Andy Lee
Manager of the Year
Keith Connolly
Robert Garcia
Peter Kahn
Vadim Kornilov
Rick Mirigian
Taub Award
Jim Gray
Dave Harmon
Roy Jones
Mauro Ranallo
James “Smitty” Smith
Marvin Kohn Good Guy award
Russ Anber
Chris DeBlasio
Sugar Ray Leonard
Steve Pratt
Don Turner
Barney Nagler Long and Meritorious Service award
Henry Hascup
Don Majeski
Dr. Nitin Sethi
John Sheppard
John McCain & Bill Crawford Award for Courage In Overcoming Adversity
Billy Dib
Joe Gallagher
Sampson Lewkowicz
Christy Martin
Yudai Shigeoka






















I liked how the article shares the 2024 award nominees and celebrates people working hard in wildlife arts and conservation because it feels uplifting for anyone who cares about creativity and nature. Last term when my schedule was heavy, I had to take my online class cheap so I could finish schoolwork and still read stories like this that inspire me. It reminded me that making time for inspiration helps you keep going.