Best of Women’s Boxing 2019
Fighter of the Year:
2019: Katie Taylor
2018: Katie Taylor
2017- Cecilia Braekhus
2016- Marcela Eliana Acuna
2015- Jessica Chavez
2014- Cecilia Braekhus
2013- Delfine Persoon
Fight of the Year:
2019: Katie Taylor MD-10 Define Persoon
2018- Yesenia Gomez D-10 Esmeralda Moreno
2017- Esmeralda Moreno SD-10 Ibeth Zamora Silva
2016- Jessica Chavez MD-10 Esmeralda Moreno
2015: Ibeth Zamora Silva UD-10 Esmeralda Moreno
2014: Delfine Persoon UD-10 Erica Anabella Farias
2013: Melissa McMorrow SD-10 Nadia Raoui
Knockout of the Year:
2019- Amanda Serrano KO-1 Eva Voraberger
2018- Viviane Obenauf KO-4 Natasha Jonas
2017- Helen Joseph KO-2 Shannon O’Connell
2016- Marcela Eliana Acuna KO-10 Yesica Patricia Marcos
2015-Mayerlin Rivas TKO-4 Sayda Mosquera
2014- Anne Sophie Mathis NC-5 Christina Hammer
2013-Diana Prazak KO-8 Frida Wallberg
Upset of the Year:
2019: Diana Laura Fernandez UD-10 Esmeralda Moreno
2018- Jorgelina Guanini SD-10 Debora Anahi Dionicius
2017- Guadalupe Martinez Guzman UD-10 Zulina Munoz
2016- Fatuma Zarika SD-10 Alicia Ashley
2015-Edith Soledad Matthysse UD-10 Jelena Mrdjenovich
2014- Ana Laura Esteche UD-10 Monica Silvina Acosta
2013- Riyo Toga TKO-1 Mariana Juarez
Comeback Fighter of the Year:
2019- Brenda Karen Carabajal
2018- Tenkai Tsunami
2017- Arely Mucino
2016- Cecilia Braekhus
2015- Chris Namus
2014- Jackie Nava
2013- Susi Kentikian
Robbery of the Year:
2019: Fatuma Zarika SD-10 Yamileth Mercado
2018- Jessica Nery Plata SD-10 Silvia Torres
2017- Svetlana Kulakova SD-10 Judy Waguthii
2016- Mariana Juarez MD-10 Irma Garcia
2015- Mariana Juarez SD-10 Vanesa Lorena Taborda
2014- Mariana Juarez UD-10 Melissa McMorrow
2013- Jennifer Retzke D-10 Florence Muthoni
The event of the Year:
2019: The International Boxing Hall of Fame announcing that they will induct their first-ever class of female boxers in June 2020.
2018- Cecilia Braekhus vs. Kali Reis world welterweight title match aired as the first women’s boxing match on HBO and drew over one million viewers.
2017- Jessica Chavez wins Diamond flyweight tournament.
2016- Claressa Shields wins a second gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games
2015- Former multi-division women’s boxing champion Holly Holm defeats Ronda Rousey
2014- First-ever WBC Women’s Boxing Convention
2013- Holly Holm leaves boxing for mixed martial arts
Prospect of the Year:
2019: Sophie Alisch
2018: Estelle Mossely
2017- Chantelle Cameron
2016- Katie Taylor
2015- Seniesa Estrada
2014- Farida El Hadrati
2013- Joselyn Arroyo Ruiz
Most Important Fight:
2019: Katie Taylor MD-10 Delfine Persoon. Taylor successfully defends her lightweight title in controversial fashion on the Ruiz vs. Joshua undercard giving female boxing far-reaching exposure.
2018: Cecilia Braekhus UD-10 Kali Reis. Braekhus successfully defends her world welterweight title as HBO telecasts its first women’s boxing match.
2017- Claressa Shields TKO-5 Nikki Adler * Shields is the first of the 2016 female Olympians to win a world title (WBC & IBF World super-middleweight titles.)
2016- Heather Hardy MD-10 Shelly Vincent * Played on PBC telecast in USA
2015- Ginny Fuchs defeats Marlen Esparza at the USA Olympic Trials (amateur)
2014- Alex Love defeats Julie La Disa (amateur)
2013- Cecilia Braekhus TKO-3 Mia St. John
State of the Game:
Best Boxer: Claressa Shields
Best Slugger: Delfine Persoon
Best Overall- Claressa Shields
Best Defense: Anabel Ortiz
Best Power Puncher: Amanda Serrano
Best Fighter nobody knows: Segolene Lefebvre
Future Star: Evelyn Nazarena Bermudez
I want to see more of: Kenia Enriquez
Give this fighter a title shot: Mikaela Mayer
Most Aggressive: Maiva Hamadouche
Most fun to watch: Katie Taylor
Most Avoided: Naoko Fujioka
Most Protected: Elina Tissen
Most Improved: Yamileth Mercado/ Diana Laura Fernandez
On the rise: Terri Harper/Estelle Mossely
On the decline: Esmeralda Moreno
Underrated: Guadalupe Martinez Guzman
Overrated: Ewa Brodnicka/Katharina Thanderz
Pound-for-Pound Best in 2022: Mikaela Mayer
5 Fights for 2020:
Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall
Cecilia Braekhus vs. Katie Taylor
Jelena Mrdjenovich vs. Amanda Serrano
Define Persoon vs. Katie Taylor
Seniesa Estrada vs. Yesica Yolanda Bopp
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