Another
achievement was presented to Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez after being baptized as
the “Best Boxer” in 27th edition of ESPY’s awards night yesterday in
Los Angeles.
The nominees
for the best boxer were Alvarez, Crawford, Lomachenko and Usyk.
Canelo is
truly having a prodigious home run. After bagging titles in different
divisions, signing a money-spinning deal with DAZN, and now this, gaining a
respect worldwide.
"I
want to thank the ESPY Awards for having nominated me as best boxer of the
year," "And more than anything I want to thank the fans for allowing
me to win. I am very thankful. Thank you, and we will be working toward even
more. God willing, we will be working towards more, and we will keep making the
best fights, and I will keep being the best boxer. Thank you to everyone. Thank
you to my fans. Thank you to all the people at the ESPYs. – Canelo Alvarez
Oscar De La
Hoya, who handles Canelo and also collected the same awards in 1999 and 2006,
cheered Alvarez for his accomplishment.
"People
all around the world are acknowledging what we have been saying for years:
Canelo Alvarez is the best boxer in the world," "Aside from being the
king of the middleweight division, Canelo is also the biggest star in boxing.
He embodies a perfect mix of strength, skill, courage and marketability that
has made him into a breakout star. On behalf of everyone at Golden Boy, we
thank the ESPY Awards. Congratulations, champ!" – Oscar De La Hoya
In history,
the first ever boxer who won this prominent award was Riddick Bowie back in
1993. And then in 2007, it was changed to “Best Fighter” (both MMA and Boxers
are nominated in this category). But this year, the body decided to split it
into two, Best MMA fighter and Best Boxer awards.
List
of winners:
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