<p>EP. 46 &nbsp;ChampionsHeart You Can't Play Boxing - &nbsp;2020 AWARDS with HALL OF FAME Publicist Marc Abrams&nbsp;</p> <p>From BWAA -</p> <p>This was a strange and special year in boxing, considering the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions placed on the sport and throughout the world.&nbsp;</p> <p>Boxing still went on. Fights took place, including some big ones, featuring great comebacks and amazing finishes.</p> <p>The Boxing Writers Association of America, which has been in existence for 94 years and selects the best of the best in boxing every year.</p> <p>They will combine our awards ceremony for 2020 and 2021 together, which will make it the largest awards gala in the long history of the organization.</p> <p>Because of the truncated boxing year, we’re only going to present six awards for 2020.</p> <p>They have already named <strong>Katie Taylor as our 2020 Female Fighter of the Year. </strong>So, below are the nominees for the five remaining categories. The ballots will be due Friday, January 22, 2021,</p> <p><strong>John McCain-Bill Crawford Courage Award 2020 nominees:</strong></p> <p>Magomed Abdusalamov family- Mark Breland- Pritchard Colon- Derrick James - Jose Santa Cruz</p> <p><strong>Cus D’Amato Award Manager of the Year 2020 nominees:</strong></p> <p>Keith Connolly. Peter Kahn. &nbsp;David McWater. Rick Mirigian. Eddy Reynoso</p> <p><strong>Eddie Futch Award Trainer of the Year 2020 nominees:</strong></p> <p>Robert Garcia. &nbsp;Sugar Hill. Derrick James. Teofimo Lopez Sr.</p> <p>Eddy Reynoso</p> <p><strong>Muhammad Ali – Joe Frazier Award Fight of the Year 2020 nominees:</strong></p> <p>Gervonta Davis-Leo Santa Cruz</p> <p>Carlos Gongora-Ali Akhmedov</p> <p>Juan Francisco Estrada-Carlos Cuadras II</p> <p>Masayoshi Nakatani-Felix Verdejo</p> <p>Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte</p> <p>Jose Zepeda-Ivan Baranchyk</p> <p><strong>Sugar Ray Robinson Award Fighter of The Year 2020 nominees:</strong></p> <p>Canelo Alvarez. &nbsp;Gervonta Davis. &nbsp;Tyson Fury. &nbsp;Teofimo Lopez Jr. Errol Spence Jr. Joe Smith Jr.</p> <p><br></p> <p>TAGS:&nbsp;</p> <p>Canelo Alvarez</p> <p>BWAA</p> <p>Juan Francisco</p> <p>Estrada</p> <p>Errol Spence Jr.</p> <p>Katie Taylor</p> <p>Leo Santa Cruz</p> <p>Teofimo Lopez Jr.</p> <p>Tyson Fury</p> <p>Gervonta Davis</p> <p>Joe Smith Jr.</p> <p>Carlos Gongora</p> <p>Ali Akhmedov</p> <p>Carlos Cuadras</p> <p>Alexander Potetkin</p> <p>Dillian Whyte</p> <p>Jose Zepeda</p> <p>Ivan Baranchyk</p> <p>Robert Garcia</p> <p>Sugar Hill</p> <p>Derrick James</p> <p>Teofimo Lopez Sr.</p> <p>Eddie Reynoso</p> <p>Keith Connolly</p> <p>Peter Kahn</p> <p>David McWaterRick Mirigian</p> <p>Magomed Abdulsalamov</p> <p>Mark Breland</p> <p>Pritchard Colon</p> <p>Jose Santa Cruz</p>