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World Boxing News Annual Award Winners: 2010 to 2017

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World Boxing News Annual provides the Award Winners from 2010 to 2017.

WBN Awards 2017: 

WBN Readers’ Fighter of the Year: Gennady Golovkin (48%)

Editor’s choice – Fighter of the Year: Gennady Golovkin

WBN Fight of the Year: Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko

WBN Young Fighter of the Year (23 under): Daigo Higa

Pound for Pound Breakthrough: Srisaket Sor Rungvisai

Stoppage of 2017: Deontay Wilder (v Bermane Stiverne II – November)

Trainer of the Year: Anatoly Lomachenko

Comeback of 2017: Floyd Mayweather

World title prospect of 2018: Nicola Adams

WBN Awards 2016:

WBN Readers’ Fighter of the Year: Vasyl Lomachenko (37%)

Editor’s choice (Fighter of the Year): Vasyl Lomachenko

WBN Fight of the Year: Francisco Vargas v Orlando Salido (June)

WBN Young Fighter of the Year (23 under): Kosei Tanaka

Pound for pound breakthrough: Vasyl Lomachenko

Stoppage of 2016: Vasyl Lomachenko (v Roman Martinez June 11)

Trainer of the Year: Arnulfo Obando (posthumously)

Comeback of 2016: Manny Pacquiao

World title prospect of 2017: Errol Spence Jr.

WBN Awards 2015:

WBN Readers’ Fighter of the Year: Gennady Golovkin (94%)

Editor’s choice (Fighter of the Year): Floyd Mayweather Jr

WBN Fight of the Year: Francisco Vargas v Takashi Miura: (November)

WBN Young Fighter of the Year (23 under): Kosei Tanaka

Pound for pound breakthrough: Roman Gonzalez

Stoppage of 2015: Canelo Alvarez (v James Kirkland) – Texas – May 9

Trainer of the Year: Floyd Mayweather Sr.

Comeback of 2015: Nonito Donaire

World title prospect of 2016: Oleksandr Usyk

WBN Awards 2014:

WBN Readers’ Fighter of the Year: Gennady Golovkin (73%)

Editors choice: Gennady Golovkin

WBN Fight of the Year: Lucas Matthysse v John Molina (April)

WBN Young Fighter of the Year (23 under): Naoya Inoue (super-flyweight)

Pound for pound breakthrough: Sergey Kovalev

Stoppage of 2014: Wladimir Klitschko v Kubrat Pulev

Trainer of the Year: Freddie Roach

Comeback of 2014: Lucas Matthysse

World title prospect of 2015: Keith Thurman

WBN Awards 2013

WBN Readers’ Fighter of the Year: Gennady Golovkin (74%)

Editor’s choice: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

WBN Fight of the Year: Bradley v Provodnikov – March

WBN Young Fighter of the Year (23 under): Tomoki Kameda (bantamweight)

Pound for pound breakthrough: Guillermo Rigondeaux (super-bantamweight)

Stoppage of 2013: Jhonny Gonzalez v Abner Mares

Trainer of the Year: Floyd Mayweather Sr.

Comeback of 2013: Bernard Hopkins

World title prospect of 2014: Vasyl Lomachenko

WBA Awards 2012

WBN Readers’ Fighter of the Year: Carl Froch (21%)

Editor’s choice Fighter of the Year: Juan Manuel Marquez

Young Fighter of the Year: Adrien Broner

P4P Breakthrough: Danny Garcia

Fight of the Year: Juan Manuel Marquez v Manny Pacquiao 4

Stoppage of 2012: Juan Manuel Marquez v Manny Pacquiao 4

Trainer of the Year: Nacho Beristain

Comeback of 2012: Daniel Jacobs

World title prospect of 2013: Julio Ceja

WBN Awards 2011

WBN Readers’ Fighter of the Year: Andre Ward (51%)

Fight of the Year: Delvin Rodriguez v Pawel Wolak I (15th July, Roseland Ballroom, New York, USA)

Knockout of 2011: Nonito Donaire v Montiel (19th February, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA)

Young Fighter of the Year: Adrien Broner

Trainer of the Year: Virgil Hunter

Comeback of 2011: Erik Morales

World title prospect of 2012: Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez

WBN Awards 2010

WBN Readers’ Fighter of the Year: Amir Khan

Fight of the Year: Amir Khan v Marcos Maidana

Knockout of 2010: Sergio Martinez v Paul Williams

Young Boxer of the Year: Saul Alvarez

Trainer of the Year: Freddie Roach

Comeback of 2010: Cornelius “K9” Bundrage

World title prospect of 2011: Saul Alvarez