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Divisional fights and fighters of the year

We select the 2020 fighters and fights of the year in each weight class

BN Staff

4th January, 2021

Divisional fights and fighters of the year
Teofimo Lopez outpoints Vasiliy Lomachenko

See the Boxing News world rankings HERE. Below we select the 2020 fighters and fights of the year in each weight class.

HEAVYWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Tyson Fury
Fight of the Year: Alexander Povetkin w rsf 5 Dillian Whyte

CRUISERWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Mairis Briedis
Fight of the Year: Mairis Briedis w pts 12 Yuniel Dorticos

LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Joe Smith Jnr
Fight of the Year: Gilberto Ramirez w rsf 10 Alfonso Lopez

SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Canelo Alvarez
Fight of the Year: Carlos Gongora w ko 12 Ali Akhmedov

Canelo Alvarez  fighters of the year

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Jermall Charlo
Fight of the Year: Jermall Charlo w pts 12 Sergiy Derevyanchenko

SUPER-WELTERWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Jermell Charlo
Fight of the Year: Ted Cheeseman w pts 12 Sam Eggington

WELTERWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year:
Errol Spence Jnr
Fight of the Year: Liam Taylor w pts 10 Darren Tetley

SUPER-LIGHTWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Jose Zepeda
Fight of the Year: Jose Zepeda w ko 5 Ivan Baranchyk

LIGHTWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Teofimo Lopez
Fight of the Year: Masayoshi Nakatani w rsf 9 Felix Verdejo

SUPER-FEATHERWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Gervonta Davis
Fight of the Year: Gervonta Davis w ko 6 Leo Santa Cruz

FEATHERWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year:
Gary Russell Jnr
Fight of the Year: Adam Lopez w pts 10 Luis Coria

SUPER-BANTAMWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Fight of the Year: Murodjon Akhmadaliev w pts 12 Daniel Roman

BANTAMWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Naoya Inoue
Fight of the Year: Ronald Malindi w pts 12 Lwandile Sityatha

SUPER-FLYWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Roman Gonzalez
Fight of the Year: Juan Francisco Estrada w rsf 11 Carlos Cuadras

FLYWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year:
Julio Cesar Martinez
Fight of the Year: Julio Cesar Martinez w pts 12 Jay Harris

LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Elwin Soto
Fight of the Year: Daniel Matellon w pts 12 Erik Omar Lopez Garcia

STRAWWEIGHT
Fighter of the Year: Petchmanee CP Freshmart
Fight of the Year: Pedro Taduran d td 4 Daniel Valladares

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