Your fight-size boxing update:
- Manny Pacquiao potentially made a jab towards the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Tenshin Nasukawa exhibition bout from Rizin 14 on Twitter. Mayweather, who stopped Nasukawa in the first round after three knockdowns, was significantly bigger in size than the Japanese kickboxer and Pacquiao stated that he would only fight boxers of his own size that are experienced in the ring.
Here is an early New Year's resolution. To continue to only fight experienced opponents who are my size or bigger. @PBC @TGBPromotions @SHOSports @ShowtimeBoxing @MGMGrandGarden @AXS #PacquiaoBroner
— Manny Pacquiao (@mannypacquiao) December 31, 2018
- The World Boxing Association (WBA) announced their year-end awards for 2018, giving promoter Eddie Hearn, undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and unified women's middleweight champion Claressa Shields awards among others. Below are the WBA awards:
Oleksandr @usykaa WBA Boxer of the Year
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 31, 2018
Usyk needed just 287 days in 2018 to write his name in the history books of boxing & the Ukrainian boxing star established himself as the best boxer in the world as he beat whatever obstacle was placed in frontof himhttps://t.co/ElVxzAQJoY pic.twitter.com/VfH4VG8hyy
. @KatieTaylor female WBA Boxer of the Year
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 31, 2018
Taylor, 4 defenses of her Lightweight Title of the WBA, have allowed her to be voted by the specialized panel of the pioneer org as the best boxer of the year, putting the finishing touch to a sensational 2018.https://t.co/ldnKzd8hK8 pic.twitter.com/kgIFCDuw4J
Yazmin Rivas earns WBA female KO of the year honors.
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 30, 2018
Mexican native Yazmin Rivas has earned the honor of World Boxing Association female knockout of the year award, after her sensational finish against tough Colombian native Liliana Palmera. https://t.co/fms6GvXFmt pic.twitter.com/gKAbrf8tzB
. @naoyainoue_410 earns WBA knockout of the year honors.
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 30, 2018
The fight only lasted 70 seconds of the first round, with Inoue landing the first right hand he threw a minute into the round that cracked the chin of Payano and put him down for the ten count.https://t.co/1PI1VXtYXx pic.twitter.com/2d3V5rHvML
. @Claressashields vs Hanna Gabriels earns women’s WBA Fight of the Year.
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 30, 2018
When two quality contenders eager to win a belt face each other, the show is guaranteed to be good, which is what happened in this matchup. In the end, Shields won with UD. https://t.co/mpmcjTGb4Z pic.twitter.com/DM3FBlduK9
. @VasylLomachenko vs @JorgeLinares wins WBA fight of the year.
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 30, 2018
The match was chosen thanks to the class of both fighters, who showed an excellent exhibition of technique, speed, and power in the ring. The victory went to Lomachenko, who scored a TKO10.https://t.co/PZRPOtugxm pic.twitter.com/IbOkvbGH95
. @CallumSmith23 is the WBA Breakout Fighter of the Year.
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 28, 2018
The Briton won the final of the WBSS in the Super Middleweight class to conquer the Super Black and Gold championship belt, thereby earning him the title of Breakout Fighter of the Year by the WBA.https://t.co/GiMSQe8ylE pic.twitter.com/44kmVZNlWD
Alicia @napoleonboxing is the WBA Female Breakout Fighter of the Year.
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 28, 2018
The New Yorker, who debuted just four years ago as a professional fighter, stole the headlines when she finished the year as the Super Middleweight champion of the WBA.https://t.co/1ITj9MEXyP#WBAboxing pic.twitter.com/j3bEOGcvBr
Alicia @napoleonboxing is the WBA Female Breakout Fighter of the Year.
— WBA Boxing (@WBABoxing) December 28, 2018
The New Yorker, who debuted just four years ago as a professional fighter, stole the headlines when she finished the year as the Super Middleweight champion of the WBA.https://t.co/1ITj9MEXyP#WBAboxing pic.twitter.com/j3bEOGcvBr
- WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol's manager Vadim Kornilov said an announcement on the fighter's next fight, including location, opponent and television platform is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Kornilov said he and his team are looking for a fight in the United States sometime in March.
- Newly-crowned interim WBC bantamweight champion Takuma Inoue held a press conference the day after his title win over Petch Sor Chitpattana. Inoue and his manager stated that he is looking at a possible fight in April or May against the winner of Rau'Shee Warren vs. Nordine Oubaali for the vacant WBC bantamweight world title.
