Terence Crawford is the BWAA 2025 Fighter of the Year
- Jan 30
- 2 min read
The Boxing Writers Association of America is proud to announce that Terence Crawford has been voted by the BWAA membership as the 2025 Fighter of the Year. It is the second time Crawford has won the award, bookending an 11-year gap from his first BWAA FOY award in 2014.
The other nominees included Dmitry Bivol, Naoya Inoue, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez and Rene Santiago.
The BWAA is also proud to announce that Mikaela Mayer will be the 2025 BWAA female Fighter of the Year, while Shadasia Green's split-decision victory over Savannah Marshall was chosen as the BWAA 2025 female Fight of the Year.
Chris Eubank-Conor Benn I, won by Eubank in April, was the choice as the 2025 BWAA male Fight of the Year. The other worthy candidates included were Carlos Canizales KO5 Panya Pradabsri II, Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz W10 Angelo Fierro, Christian Mbilli W 10 Lester Martinez and Kenshiro Teraji KO 12 Seigo Yuri Akui.
Other BWAA winners were Robert Garcia as the Trainer of the Year for the second-consecutive year, Keith Connolly as Manager of the Year, won by Connolly for the second time, Roy Jones Jr. is the Taub Award winner for excellence in broadcast journalism, Hall of Fame legend Sugar Ray Leonard will be the Good Guy award recipient, while the long and meritorious winner was John Sheppard.
Finally, Hall of Fame legend Christy Martin has been selected as the courage award winner in overcoming adversity, and former USA Today boxing writer Jon Saraceno was selected as the Nat Fleischer award winner for excellence in boxing journalism.
The award winners will be honored at the annual BWAA awards dinner, which is open to the public, later this year at a site and time to be determined.
The winners and category nominees are listed below:
BWAA Fighter Of The Year winner: Terence Crawford
Nominees:
Dmitry Bivol
Terence Crawford
Naoya Inoue
Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez
Rene Santiago
Fight Of The Year winner: Chris Eubank W 12 Conor Benn I
Nominees:
Carlos Canizales KO5 Panya Pradabsri II
Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz W10 Angelo Fierro
Chris Eubank W 12 Conor Benn I
Christian Mbilli W 10 Lester Martinez
Kenshiro Teraji KO 12 Seigo Yuri Akui
Trainer of the Year winner: Robert Garcia
Nominees:
Ben Davison
Freddy Fundora
Robert Garcia
Shingo Inoue
Andy Lee
Manager of the Year winner: Keith Connolly
Nominees:
Keith Connolly
Robert Garcia
Peter Kahn
Vadim Kornilov
Rick Mirigian
Taub Award winner: Roy Jones Jr.
Nominees:
Jim Gray
Dave Harmon
Roy Jones
Mauro Ranallo
James “Smitty” Smith
Marvin Kohn Good Guy award winner: Sugar Ray Leonard
Nominees:
Russ Anber
Chris DeBlasio
Sugar Ray Leonard
Steve Pratt
Don Turner
Barney Nagler Long and Meritorious Service award winner: John Sheppard
Nominees:
Henry Hascup
Don Majeski
Dr. Nitin Sethi
John Sheppard
John McCain & Bill Crawford Award for Courage In Overcoming Adversity winner: Christy Martin
Nominees:
Billy Dib
Joe Gallagher
Sampson Lewkowicz
Christy Martin
Yudai Shigeoka
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Great to see such a strong list of nominees this year! It really highlights how competitive and exciting boxing has been, especially with names like Oleksandr Usyk Geometry Dash Lite and Bam Rodriguez in the mix. Looking forward to seeing who takes home the awards!
This is a well-deserved recognition for Terence Crawford. His incredible performance and historic achievements truly set him apart in 2025, especially with such a strong lineup of nominees. Moments like these highlight dedication and excellence in sports. Similarly, thoughtful retirement gifts for men also celebrate milestones, honoring years of hard work and remarkable accomplishments.
Big year for Terence Crawford—winning Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year again after 11 years really says a lot about his longevity and dominance. Hard to argue with that pick given his consistency at the top.
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