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EP. 46  ChampionsHeart You Can't Play Boxing -  2020 AWARDS with HALL OF FAME Publicist Marc Abrams 

From BWAA -

This was a strange and special year in boxing, considering the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions placed on the sport and throughout the world. 

Boxing still went on. Fights took place, including some big ones, featuring great comebacks and amazing finishes.

The Boxing Writers Association of America, which has been in existence for 94 years and selects the best of the best in boxing every year.

They will combine our awards ceremony for 2020 and 2021 together, which will make it the largest awards gala in the long history of the organization.

Because of the truncated boxing year, we’re only going to present six awards for 2020.

They have already named Katie Taylor as our 2020 Female Fighter of the Year. So, below are the nominees for the five remaining categories. The ballots will be due Friday, January 22, 2021,

John McCain-Bill Crawford Courage Award 2020 nominees:

Magomed Abdusalamov family- Mark Breland- Pritchard Colon- Derrick James - Jose Santa Cruz

Cus D’Amato Award Manager of the Year 2020 nominees:

Keith Connolly. Peter Kahn.  David McWater. Rick Mirigian. Eddy Reynoso

Eddie Futch Award Trainer of the Year 2020 nominees:

Robert Garcia.  Sugar Hill. Derrick James. Teofimo Lopez Sr.

Eddy Reynoso

Muhammad Ali – Joe Frazier Award Fight of the Year 2020 nominees:

Gervonta Davis-Leo Santa Cruz

Carlos Gongora-Ali Akhmedov

Juan Francisco Estrada-Carlos Cuadras II

Masayoshi Nakatani-Felix Verdejo

Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte

Jose Zepeda-Ivan Baranchyk

Sugar Ray Robinson Award Fighter of The Year 2020 nominees:

Canelo Alvarez.  Gervonta Davis.  Tyson Fury.  Teofimo Lopez Jr. Errol Spence Jr. Joe Smith Jr.



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Canelo Alvarez

BWAA

Juan Francisco

Estrada

Errol Spence Jr.

Katie Taylor

Leo Santa Cruz

Teofimo Lopez Jr.

Tyson Fury

Gervonta Davis

Joe Smith Jr.

Carlos Gongora

Ali Akhmedov

Carlos Cuadras

Alexander Potetkin

Dillian Whyte

Jose Zepeda

Ivan Baranchyk

Robert Garcia

Sugar Hill

Derrick James

Teofimo Lopez Sr.

Eddie Reynoso

Keith Connolly

Peter Kahn

David McWaterRick Mirigian

Magomed Abdulsalamov

Mark Breland

Pritchard Colon

Jose Santa Cruz


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