The American Claressa Shields was elected Finest Feminine Fighter of the 12 months by the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA) and the Honorable Point out went to Katie Taylor.
In a yr by which girls’s boxing skilled nice moments, Shields was one of many protagonists and managed to shut the 2022 as undisputed middleweight champion.
The 27-year-old fighter started 2022 with a victory over undefeated Ema Kozin in February. With that problem behind her, she adopted that up with a showdown towards Savannah Marshall in October to turn into the undisputed girls’s bantamweight champion.
Shields not solely gained the bout however did so with a masterful efficiency and in a matchup that was essential to her due to the rivalry and historical past she had with Marshall.
Taylor additionally had an ideal yr defending her undisputed light-weight title towards Amanda Serrano on April 30 in what was the Struggle of the 12 months. The Irishwoman had one other nice night time at Madison Sq. Backyard to ship among the best episodes within the historical past of ladies’s boxing. She additionally returned to the ring in October to beat Karen Carabajal and hold the crown in her possession.
The WBA congratulates Shields for being essentially the most excellent of the yr and in addition Taylor for the benefit she had throughout 2022.
