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