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The BWAA Announces Its 2024 Annual Award Winners

Feb 3, 2025
2 min read

Updated: Mar 12, 2025




The Boxing Writers Association of America is proud to announce its annual winners for 2024.


In what were two landslide decisions, Oleksandr Usyk and Oleksandr Usyk-Tyson Fury I were voted as the Fighter and Fight of the Year by the BWAA.


For the second time in a great career, Robert Garcia is the BWAA 2024 Trainer of the Year, and for the fourth time in what is a Hall of Fame career, Egis Klimas is the 2024 Manager of the Year.


Veteran broadcaster Marv Albert is the BWAA 2024 Sam Taub Award winner for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.  


Gleason's Gym owner Bruce Silverglade was voted the BWAA 2023 Marvin Kohn Good Guy Award winner. Top Rank and Hall of Fame matchmaker Brad Goodman is the BWAA 2024 Barney Nagler Award winner for Long and Meritorious Service winner.


Finally, the BWAA is very proud to announce that Prichard Colon and family have been named as the BWAA 2024 John McCain-Bill Crawford Courage Award winner.


The BWAA is also proud to announce that Gabriela Fundora will be the 2024 BWAA Female Fighter of the Year. The BWAA 2024 female Fight of the Year was the rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Thomas Gerbasi is the BWAA 2024 Nat Fleischer Award winner for Excellence in Boxing Journalism.


In a nomination meeting in January, the BWAA determined the top candidates for each category. All BWAA members were eligible to vote. The 100th annual BWAA awards dinner will take place at a date and time to be determined. It promises to be a great affair. 


Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year:

Artur Beterbiev

Daniel Dubois

Zurdo Ramirez

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez

Oleksandr Usyk 

 

Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier Fight of the Year:

Raymond Ford KO 12 Otabek Kholmatov

Derek Chisora W 10 Joe Joyce

Vergil Ortiz Jr. W 12 Serhii Bohachuk

Kenshiro Teraji W 12 Carlos Canizales

Oleksandr Usyk W 12 Tyson Fury I 

 

Eddie Futch Trainer of the Year:

Don Charles

Freddy Fundora

Robert Garcia

Rudy Hernandez

Yuri Tkachenko 

 

Cus D'Amato Manager of the Year:

Keith Connolly

Egis Klimas

Vadim Kornilov

Brian Peters 

 

Marvin Kohn Good Guy award:

Russ Anber

Sam Jackson/Andrew Roberts

Steve Pratt

Bruce Silverglade

Don Turner

 

Sam Taub broadcast award:

Marv Albert

Jim Gray

Dave Harmon

Mauro Ranallo

James “Smitty” Smith

 

Barney Nagler Long and Meritorious Service award:

Henry Hascup

Brad Goodman

Randy Gordon

Don Majeski

John Sheppard

 

John McCain & Bill Crawford award for courage in overcoming adversity:

Prichard Colon and family

Billy Dib

Vanes Martirosyan

Christy Martin


Joseph Santoliquito

BWAA President

6 Comments


072200788
5 days ago

 Excellent announcement from the BWAA! All these winners are so well‑deserved, from Usyk’s Fighter of the Year prize to the recognition for women’s boxing and the powerful Courage Award. It’s wonderful to honour athletes, trainers, managers and journalists who make the boxing community special. Looking forward to the 100th awards dinner celebration! --recordly

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