BWAA names finalists for 2025 Fighter of the Year, and other awards

The Boxing Writers Association of America has narrowed down its top candidates for the organization’s 2025 awards. Members will vote for their top picks, with the winners in each category to be honored later this year at the BWAA's annual awards ceremony.

BWAA Fighter Of The Year

• Dmitry Bivol
• Terence Crawford
• Naoya Inoue
• Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez
• Rene Santiago

Fight Of The Year

• Carlos Canizales KO5 Panya Pradabsri II
• Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz W10 Angelo Fierro
• Chris Eubank W 12 Conor Benn
• Christian Mbilli W 10 Lester Martinez
• Kenshiro Teraji KO 12 Seigo Yuri Akui

Trainer of the Year

• Ben Davison
• Freddy Fundora
• Robert Garcia
• Shingo Inoue
• Andy Lee

Manager of the Year

• Keith Connelly
• Robert Garcia
• Peter Kahn
• Vadim Kornilov
• Rick Mirigian

Sam Taub Award (Excellence in Broadcast Journalism)

• Jim Gray
• Dave Harmon
• Roy Jones
• Mauro Ranallo
• James “Smitty” Smith