Report/Pictures: Boxing Bob Newman
The IBF thirty ninth annual awards banquet was held Thursday evening in San Juan, Puerto Rico on the Marriott Grand Ball room. It was a neat and tidy affair as dinner was promptly served, adopted by the annual awards which have been as follows:
Jersey Joe Walcott AwardSubriel Matias
Feminine Fighter of the YearAmanda Serrano
Battle of the YearIBF– Ginjiro Shigeoka vs. Rene Cuarto
Feminine – Chantelle Cameron vs. Katie Taylor II
Intercontinental – Sam Goodman vs. TJ DohenyUSBA – Ali Izmailov vs. Charles Foster
Most Energetic PromoterIBF World/World Feminine/InternationalMatchroom Boxing
IntercontinentalAgon Sports activities
USBASalita Promotions
EuropeQueensberry promotions
AustralianNo Restrict Administration
Pan PacificJimmy’s Boxing
LatinoOR Promotions
Ring Recipients for Three or Extra Title Defenses
Saul “Canelo” AlvarezChantelle Cameron
Amanda Serrano
Michael Nunn
Native artist Pablo Marcano, who organized the week lengthy native artwork expo in the course of the conference, unveiled his work entitled, “Boricuas En La Luna,” (Puerto Ricans On The Moon) which depicted Puerto Rican ring legends Hector “Macho” Camacho, Miguel Cotto, Felix “Tito” Trinidad, Wilfredo Benitez and Wilfredo Gomez in a lunar setting.
