Ali–Frazier Award
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox sports award The Ali–Frazier Award, known alternatively as the Boxing Writers of America Fight of the Year and previously known as the Harry Markson Award prior to 2009, has been conferred annually since the BWAA's awards dinner in 2003. The BWAA votes on the best fight of each year regardless of the weight class or nationality of the fighters.
The award was originally named for Harry Markson, a boxing promoter and publicist who served for five years as the president of boxing operations at Madison Square Garden. In 2009, the award was renamed the Ali–Frazier Award in honor of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, and their epic fight trilogy including the Fight of the Century. The award is presented with other honors given by the BWAA at an annual awards dinner.
Past recipients
| Year | Date | Location | Winner | Loser | Result | Weight class | World title(s) at stake | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | May 18 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | Micky Ward Script error: No such module "flag". |
Arturo Gatti Script error: No such module "flag". |
Majority decision after 10 rounds (95-93, 94-93, 94-94) | Welterweight | None | First fight in Gatti-Ward trilogy |
| 2003 | April 26 | Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States | James Toney Script error: No such module "flag". |
Vassily Jirov Script error: No such module "flag". |
Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (117-109, 117-109, 116-110) | Cruiserweight | IBF cruiserweight title (Jirov) | |
| 2004 | November 27 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Marco Antonio Barrera Script error: No such module "flag". |
Erik Morales Script error: No such module "flag". |
Majority decision after 12 rounds (115-113, 115-114, 114-114) | Super featherweight | WBC super featherweight (Barrera) | Final fight of trilogy between the two |
| 2005 | May 7 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Diego Corrales Script error: No such module "flag". |
José Luis Castillo Script error: No such module "flag". |
Technical knockout, in tenth of 12 rounds |
Lightweight | WBC lightweight title (Castillo) WBO lightweight title (Corrales) |
First of two 2005 fights between the two |
| 2006 | March 18 | Levallois-Perret, France | Somsak Sithchatchawal Script error: No such module "flag". |
Mahyar Monshipour Script error: No such module "flag". |
Technical knockout, in tenth of 12 rounds |
Super bantamweight | WBA super bantamweight title (Monshipour) | |
| 2007 | September 29 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Kelly Pavlik Script error: No such module "flag". |
Jermain Taylor Script error: No such module "flag". |
Technical knockout, in seventh of 12 rounds |
Middleweight | WBC and WBO middleweight titles (Taylor) | First of two fights between the two |
| 2008 | March 1 | Carson, California, United States | Israel Vázquez Script error: No such module "flag". |
Rafael Márquez Script error: No such module "flag". |
Split decision after 12 rounds (114-111, 113-112, 111-114) | Super bantamweight | WBC super bantamweight title (Vázquez) | Third fight of the Márquez–Vázquez rivalry |
| 2009 | February 28 | Houston, Texas, United States | Juan Manuel Márquez Script error: No such module "flag". |
Juan Díaz Script error: No such module "flag". |
Technical knockout, in ninth of 12 rounds |
Lightweight | WBO lightweight title (vacant) WBA (Super) lightweight title (vacant) |
First of two fights between the two |
| 2010 | December 11 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Amir Khan Script error: No such module "flag". |
Marcos Maidana Script error: No such module "flag". |
Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (114-111, 114-111, 113-112) | Light welterweight | WBA light welterweight title (Khan) | Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana |
| 2011 | July 15 | New York, New York, United States | Majority draw after ten rounds (97-93, 95-95, 95-95) between Template:Flagicon Delvin Rodriguez and Template:Flagicon Pawel Wolak |
Super welterweight | None | First of two fights between the two | ||
| 2012 | December 8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Juan Manuel Marquez Script error: No such module "flag". |
Manny Pacquiao Script error: No such module "flag". |
Knockout, in the sixth of 12 rounds |
Welterweight | None | Fourth fight between the two |
| 2013 | March 16 | Carson, California, United States | Timothy Bradley Script error: No such module "flag". |
Ruslan Provodnikov Script error: No such module "flag". |
Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (115-112, 114-113, 114-113) | Welterweight | WBO welterweight title (Bradley) | |
| 2014 | April 26 | Carson, California, United States | Lucas Matthysse Script error: No such module "flag". |
John Molina, Jr. Script error: No such module "flag". |
Knockout, in the eleventh of 12 rounds |
Light welterweight | None | |
| 2015 | November 21 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Francisco Vargas Script error: No such module "flag". |
Takashi Miura Script error: No such module "flag". |
Technical knockout, in the ninth of 12 rounds |
Super featherweight | WBC super featherweight title (Miura) | Takashi Miura vs. Francisco Vargas[1] |
| 2016 | June 4 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, United States | Majority draw after 12 rounds (115-113, 114-114, 114-114) between Template:Flagicon Francisco Vargas and Template:FlagiconOrlando Salido |
Super featherweight | WBC super featherweight title (Vargas) | [2] | ||
| 2017 | April 29 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | Anthony Joshua Script error: No such module "flag". |
Wladimir Klitschko Script error: No such module "flag". |
Knockout, after 11 rounds | Heavyweight | IBF heavyweight title (Joshua) WBA (Super) heavyweight title (vacant) |
Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko[3] |
| 2018 | April 7 | The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, United States | Jarrett Hurd Script error: No such module "flag". |
Erislandy Lara Script error: No such module "flag". |
Split decision after 12 rounds (113-114, 114-113, 114-113) |
Super welterweight | WBA (Super) super welterweight title (Lara) IBF super welterweight title (Hurd) |
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| 2019 | November 7 | Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan | Naoya Inoue Script error: No such module "flag". |
Nonito Donaire Script error: No such module "flag". |
Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (117-109, 116-111, 114-113) | Bantamweight | WBA (Super) bantamweight title (Donaire) IBF bantamweight title (Inoue) |
2018-19 World Boxing Super Series Bantamweight final, Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire[4] |
| 2020 | October 3 | MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada | Jose Zepeda Script error: No such module "flag". |
Ivan Baranchyk Script error: No such module "flag". |
Knockout, in the fifth of 10 rounds |
Light welterweight | None | Jose Zepeda vs. Ivan Baranchyk |
| 2021 | October 9 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada | Tyson Fury Script error: No such module "flag". |
Deontay Wilder Script error: No such module "flag". |
Knockout, in the eleventh of 12 rounds |
Heavyweight | WBC heavyweight title (Fury) | Final fight of trilogy between the two |
| 2022 | March 12 | Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England | Leigh Wood Script error: No such module "flag". |
Michael Conlan Template:IRE |
Technical knockout, in the twelfth of 12 rounds |
Featherweight | WBA (Regular) featherweight title (Wood) | |
| 2023 | June 10 | Toyota Arena, Ontario, California | Jaime Munguía Script error: No such module "flag". |
Sergiy Derevyanchenko Script error: No such module "flag". |
Unanimous decision after 12 rounds (115-112, 114-113, 114-113)) | Super Middleweight | None | |
See also
References
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External links
- List of award winners. Boxing Writers Association of America official website