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FIGHTERS OF THE YEAR NAOYA INOUE & AMANDA SERRANO TO ATTEND 99TH BOXING WRITER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AWARDS DINNER ON JUNE 6TH IN NEW YORK

FIGHTERS OF THE YEAR NAOYA INOUE & AMANDA SERRANO TO ATTEND 99TH BOXING WRITER ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AWARDS DINNER ON JUNE 6TH IN NEW YORK
Naoya Inoue and Amanda Serrano, universally recognized among the world’s best pound-for-pound fighters, have confirmed that they will be attending the 99th Boxing Writers Association of America awards dinner at Park 583, bij 583 Park Avenue, in Manhattan, New York, op donderdag, June 6th, vanaf 6 p.m.

Inoue will receive the prestigious Sugar Ray Robinson Award as the 2023 BWAA Fighter of the Year, making history as the first Japanese fighter to win one of boxing’s most prized historic honors, which dates back to Jack Dempsey in 1938.

Serrano is the 2023 Vrouwelijke vechter van het Jaar, earning that award for the second time in three years. Fights van het Jaar, Manager, Trainer, Broadcaster, Journalism, and Courage awards will also be presented.

Tickets can only be purchased prior to the event and not at the door.

The glittering evening in a landmark venue on Park Avenue will include cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, open bar, dinner, silent auction and a gift bag for every attendee.

Please go to the website at bwaa.org for further information.

Claressa Shields Is The BWAA’s 2018 Vrouwelijke vechter van het Jaar

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By Joseph Santoliquito/BWAA President

In a pivotal year for women’s boxing that saw the sport reach more
people than ever before, two-time United States Olympic gold medal
winner Claressa Shields continued to soar, as she successfully defended her two world middleweight titles, then added three super middleweight belts before the end of a campaign that earned her the 2018 Christy
Martin Award, which is given to the Boxing Writers Association of
America’s Female Fighter of the Year.


I am thrilled and honored to receive the Fighter of the Year award from the Boxing Writers Association of America. It is a dream come true, and it furthers my goal to lift women’s boxing to new levels,” Shields zei.


“In 2019 my goals are to become undisputed champion, to be ranked in the top 10 pound-for-pound list regardless of gender, and to continue
the march of women’s boxing toward equality with men.


The 23-year-old from Flint, Michigan becomes the second winner of the award, which was established in 2017. She will be honored at the
BWAA’s annual award dinner, which will take place in 2019 at a site and date to be determined.


In such a big year for women’s boxing, it wasn’t a surprise that there
were so many worthy nominees for this award, maar in 2018, Claressa
Shields took things to a new level by becoming a two-division world
champion and successfully defending her titles at both 168 en 160
pounds in Showtime and HBO-televised bouts,” said Thomas Gerbasi,
chairman of the BWAA’s women’s boxing committee. “That’s impressive in its own right, but the fact that she’s done this all before her tenth pro
fight and under the glare of the spotlight that comes with being the face of the sport in the United States made her a unanimous choice for this
year’s Christy Martin Award.


Joining Roy Jones Jr., Andre Ward and the late Emanuel Steward as
members of the USA Boxing Alumni Association Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018, Shields began the year on a collision course with middleweight
champion Christina Hammer, but first she finished up her business at
168 pounds by successfully defending her IBF and WBC titles with a
shutout victory over Tori Nelson in January.

Next was Shieldsmiddleweight debut against Hanna Gabriels in June,
and what followed was a Fight of the Year candidate that saw Shields
rebound from the first knockdown of her career to win a clear-cut
decision and the IBF and WBA belts. Soon after, the news came that
Hammer had to withdraw from her November clash with Shields due to
letsel, maar “T-Rexdidn’t slow down, as she defeated Hannah Rankin and Femke Hermans to successfully defend her middleweight titles while
adding the WBC crown to her trophy case.

Trey Lippe-Morrison bundelt krachten met Freddie Roach!

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Tulsa, OK (Augustus 4, 2015) - Zwaargewicht knockout king Trey Lippe-Morrison is nu trainen onder Freddie Roach in de Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.
Een zeven-time Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Trainer van het Jaar, Roach's CV is een van de grootste in de geschiedenis. Tijdens het laatste kwart eeuw, Roach getraind talloze grootheden waaronder Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Wladimir Klitschko, James Toney, Michael Moorer, Ruslan Provodnikov Amir Khan en Guillermo Rigondeaux oa. In 2012, Roach werd ingewijd in de Boxing Hall of Fame.
"Freddie en ik goed verbonden tijdens onze eerste sessie,"Zei Lippe-Morrison, die eerder werd opgeleid door collega-legende Jesse Reid voordat logistieke der minne beëindigden hun relatie. "Het betekent de wereld die Freddie wil werken met mij, want ik ben alleen 8-0. Het grootste deel van zijn strijders zijn op het kampioenschap niveau en ik ben er nog niet. Ik verwacht om grote sparring krijgen op de Wild Card Gym en ontvang constant feedback van de opleiding van het personeel. "
Met een perfecte 8-0 record, Lippe-Morrison's dynamische slagkracht had Roach enthousiast onder zijn collega's bij Wild Card. Op Mei 30, Morrison vervolgde zijn weg van vernietiging, stoppen Thomas Jones in de tweede strofe. Het hebben getrokken vergelijkingen met zijn overleden vader Tommy Morrison, Trey's werken heel hard om te verbeteren en te laten zien de bokswereld zijn vaardigheden maken hem de aandacht waard, niet zijn achternaam. Een nietje bij de Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK, als onderdeel van de "Vier State Franchise", Lippe-Morrison heeft wat nodig is om Amerika's volgende grote zwaargewicht geworden volgens Roach.
"Ik kijk er echt naar uit om te werken Trey's corner voor het eerst later deze maand,"Zei Roach. "Hij heeft enorme kracht in beide handen. We gaan een heleboel mensen knock-out!"
Lippe-Morrison's Promoter Tony Holden van Holden Productions is dolblij dat zijn gewaardeerde vooruitzicht is het trainen met de man alom beschouwd als de beste trainer in de sport en gelooft dat de sky is the limit.
"Ik ben opgewonden om Freddie aan boord,"Zei Holden. Ik wist dat Trey was speciaal, maar Freddie werken met hem bevestigt dat. Trey's vader was een geweldige vechter die de grootste eigenschap was de macht. Trey heeft meer pure kracht dan zijn vader deed en ik echt betekenen dat. Het zal geweldig zijn om te zien zijn carrière onder Freddie Roach ontwikkelen.”
Eerste wedstrijd Lippe-Morrison's onder de voogdij van Roach komt Augustus 29 in het Memorial Hall in Joplin, MO.