It’s time for the massive one.
Our tenth and closing class – Fighter of the Yr.
Received final 12 months by Katie Taylor, this award is called in honour of the legendary Rinty Monaghan, World flyweight champion from 1947 to 1949 within the period of eight weight courses.
There have been a variety of pboxers who simply missed out, together with the likes of Senan Kelly, Paddy Donovan and Conor Wallace however we needed to slender the checklist down in some way and we’ve picked our prime FIVE performing professional boxers in 2024 so that you can select from.
Different classes:Prospect of the YrYounger Newbie of the YearFight of the YearDomestic Combat of the YearPerformance of the YearKO of the YearPro Debut of the YearTrainer of the Yr
Votes are restricted to ONE per IP handle.
Anto Cacace2024 was the 12 months that ‘The Apache’ confirmed the world what everybody in Belfast boxing already knew – he’s an elite expertise. The Andersonstown super-featherweight stunningly took the IBF belt off Joe Cordina earlier than beating Irish bogeyman Josh Warrington.
Lewis CrockerFollowing Combat and KO of the Yr nominations, ‘The Croc’ can also be up for Fighter of the Yr following a headline look in Belfast and a notable win over Conah Walker.
Pierce O’LearyNonetheless so younger and nonetheless slicing by the division at a fast tempo, Dublin mild welterweight O’Leary had two main wins in 2024 over Hovhannes Martirosyan and Darragh Foley as he strikes into European title competition.
Katie TaylorIs there something she will be able to’t do? The residing legend went 2-0 up in her Amanda Serrano rivalry with a shocking win in Texas on one of many greatest playing cards of the millennium, remaining an undisputed champion in a second weight class.
Callum WalshHe may very well be Irish boxing’s subsequent star. Walsh scored three good wins in 2024, together with a homecoming on the 3Arena in Dublin the place he flattened Przemyslaw Runowski in two rounds.
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Voting will stay open till Saturday January 4th, with outcomes being introduced on Sunday January fifth.
Better of luck to all of the nominees!
