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THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE

It’s seldom easy selecting Fighter of the Year, and doing so for 2017 was more difficult than usual because there wasn’t a clear frontrunner among the top candidates.

Vasyl Lomachenko, Terence Crawford, Mikey Garcia, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Anthony Joshua all excelled at the highest level of the sport last year. But with the exception of Sor Rungvisai, all defeated opposition they were favored to beat.

Opening Shots

At the start of every year in the hallowed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, a purification ceremony is held to prepare...

Fighter of the Year

VASYL LOMACHENKO In the 89-year history of THE RING’s Fighter of the Year award, no boxer has ever earned the honor...

Fighter of the Year

Dmitry Bivol Photo above by Mark Robinson At this time last year, Dmitry Bivol faced an uncertain future. While undoubtedly a respected...

Fighter of the Year

ALEKSANDR USYK The legendary Evander Holyfield was named The Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year on three occasions, the first of...

89th Annual RING Awards

After a frustrating 2016, boxing had something of a comeback as some major events featuring top fighters attracted mainstream attention...

Ringside

(Photos: Inoue -- Naoki Fukuda; Crawford -- Ryan Hafey/PBC) TWO KINGS, ONE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR The tight race for the 2023...

Ringside

DID WE MESS UP? (I HOPE NOT) Above: Dmitry Bivol, here walking in for what would be a career-defining victory over...

Commissioner’s Corner

(Photo by Naoki Fukuda) 2023 WAS GOOD, BUT ONE MAN STOLE THE SHOW HAPPY NEW YEAR! For boxing fans, not only do...

Women’s Boxing

A PIVOTAL YEAR 2017 SAW A TREND TOWARD STRONG EVENTS AND GROWING STARPOWER If women’s boxing reaches the heights it deserves in...