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TERENCE CRAWFORD IS WBO FIGHTER OF THE YEAR; CRAWFORD-SPENCE IS FIGHT OF THE YEAR
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 13 Oct 2023
No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet Terence 'Bud' Crawford was adjudged WBO 'Fighter of Year' after his dominant dismantling of fellow top pound for pound Errol Spence last July 29 in Las Vegas. Crawford received the award Thursday during the WBO 36th Congress held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
The Crawford-Spence fight was also proclaimed by the WBO as 'Fighter of the Year'.
Undisputed featherweight female champion Amanda Serrano was adjudged WBO 'Female Fighter of the Year' after she defeated Erika Cruz in March at the Madison Square Garden in New York. The Serrano-Cruz fight was also adjudged 'Fight of the Year'.
Top P4P Terence Crawford joins the festivities during the 36th WBO Congress in the Dominican Republic where he received the 'Fighter of the Year' award.
Top photo: Terence Crawford (3rd from left) and Amanda Serrano (2nd from left) received their awards from WBO president Paco Valcarcel (L) and WBO Ratings Committee chairman Luis Batista Salas (R).
Other Awardees:
Special Recognition Outstanding Performance: Emanuel "Vaquero" Navarrete, WBO super champion, Jr Lightweight Champion, 3-Division Champion.
Special Recognition Outstanding Performance: Naoya "The Monster" Inoue, WBO super champion, Unified Junior Featherweight Champion, 3-Division Champion.
Special Recognition Brightest Future: Oscar "El Pupilo" Collazo, WBO mini-flyweight champion.
Special Recognition Rising Star in Boxing: Junto Nakatani, WBO junior bantamweight champion.
Special Recognition Future Star: Robeisy "El Tren" Ramírez WBO featherweight champion.
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