“Naoya Inoue received the most recognition”, — write: sport.ua
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has released the final list of the best in boxing according to the results of 2025. A Ukrainian was also among the laureates Oleksandr Usykwho was awarded the knockout of the year — in a rematch against Daniel Dubois.
The Japanese became the main star of the year according to the WBC version Naoya Inouewho received the “Fighter of the Year” award.
The confrontation between Christian Mbilli and Lester Martinez was recognized as the best fight, and the performance of David Benavides against David Morrell was recognized as the best performance.
The female nominations were dominated by Gabriela Fundora, who took home two awards at once – “Boxer of the Year” and “Performance of the Year”. The comeback of the year was the comeback of Manny Pacquiao, and the event of the year was the WBC Grand Prix.