It’s time for the large one.
Our tenth and closing class – Fighter of the 12 months.
Gained 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 lessons.
There have been plenty of pboxers who simply missed out, together with the likes of Senan Kelly, Paddy Donovan and Conor Wallace however we needed to slender the listing down someway and we’ve picked our prime FIVE performing professional boxers in 2024 so that you can select from.
Different classes:Prospect of the 12 monthsYounger Beginner of the YearFight of the YearDomestic Struggle of the YearPerformance of the YearKO of the YearPro Debut of the YearTrainer of the 12 months
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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 Struggle and KO of the 12 months nominations, ‘The Croc’ can also be up for Fighter of the 12 months following a headline look in Belfast and a notable win over Conah Walker.
Pierce O’LearyNonetheless so younger and nonetheless chopping by way of 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’t do? The dwelling legend went 2-0 up in her Amanda Serrano rivalry with a surprising win in Texas on one of many largest playing cards of the millennium, remaining an undisputed champion in a second weight class.
Callum WalshHe might 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!
