Following considerable debate, World Boxing News are pleased to announce the winner from eight of the categories for 2016.
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.
Voting remains open today for the WBN Fighter of the Year here
Editor?s choice (Fighter of the Year):
Terence Crawford Vasyl Lomachenko Andre Ward Manny Pacquiao Carl Frampton Roman Gonzalez
WINNER: VASYL 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: VASYL 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.
WINNER: ERROL SPENCE JR.
