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Boxing News Readers’ Awards: Female amateur boxer of the year

Our readers cast their vote

John Dennen

26th December, 2015

Boxing News Readers’ Awards: Female amateur boxer of the year
Action Images/Clodagh Kilcoyne

74% voted for Katie Taylor the Irish star who won the inaugural European Games in Azerbaijan. For the first time Taylor got a bout in the Irish championships and so won a national title as well in 2015.

Fellow European Games gold medallist, and fellow London 2012 champion, Nicola Adams received 19% of the vote.

4% voted for the USA’s Claressa Shields and 3% for Virginia Fuchs.

For the official Boxing News awards don’t miss the latest issue of the magazine

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