The year 2023 must be regarded as an exceptional one in boxing. In terms of superfights, we were treated to Gervonta Davis KO 7 Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney UD 12 Vasiliy Lomachenko, and Terence Crawford TKO 9 Errol Spence.
Many fans had given up on seeing any of these matchups and we got all three.
Looking for more? Well, both Crawford and Japanese sensation Naoya Inoue emerged as double undisputed world champions. In the women’s game, pound-for-pound stars Katie Taylor and Chantelle Cameron took each other’s unbeaten records in a pair of closely contested bouts.
As always, there were great fights, highlight-reel knockouts and seismic upsets, but who reigned supreme in these popular categories? The Sporting News’ global boxing team voted and the results are in…
Fight of the Year
O’Shaquie Foster TKO 12 Eduardo Hernandez
- Date: October 28
- Location: Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun
In the tradition of unforgettable boxer-versus-brawler showdowns, O’Shaquie “Shock” Foster and Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez produced a fight for the ages.
Foster, the reigning WBC super featherweight champion, entered as favourite. The 30-year-old Texan had won the vacant title at the expense of the previously unbeaten two-weight world champ…
