Following considerable debate, World Boxing News is pleased to announce winners from the categories for 2016. Vasiliy Lomachenko dominated.
Nominations were announced before the holiday season, with a host of top fighters and trainers in the frame for accolades.
Below are the winners for 2016.
WBN Awards 2016
Editor’s choice (Fighter of the Year):
Terence Crawford
Vasyl Lomachenko
Andre Ward
Manny Pacquiao
Carl Frampton
Roman Gonzalez
WINNER: VASILIY LOMACHENKO
WBN Fight of the Year:
Francisco Vargas v Orlando Salido (June)
Anthony Crolla v Jorge Linares (September)
Andre Ward v Sergey Kovalev (November)
Carl Frampton v Leo Santa Cruz (July)
WINNER: VARGAS v SALIDO
WBN Young Fighter of the Year (23 under):
Naoya Inoue
Felix Verdejo
Umar Salamov
Kosei Tanaka
WINNER: KOSEI TANAKA
Pound for pound breakthrough:
Carl Frampton
Vasyl Lomachenko
Jessie Magdaleno
WINNER: LOMACHENKO
Stoppage of 2016:
Canelo Alvarez – 6th Round v Amir Khan
Vasyl Lomachenko – 5th Round v Roman Martinez
Deontay Wilder – 9th Round v Artur Szpilka
WINNER: VASYL LOMACHENKO
Trainer of the Year:
Abel Sanchez
Arnulfo Obando (posthumously)
Shane McGuigan
WINNER: ARNULFO OBANDO (posthumously)
Comeback of 2016:
Marco Huck
Manny Pacquiao
Abner Mares
Mikey Garcia
WINNER: MANNY PACQUIAO
World title prospect of 2017:
Callum Smith
Mairis Briedis
Chris Eubank Jr.
Errol Spence Jr.
