CRAWFORD IS WBO FIGHTER OF THE YEAR; DONAIRE-JUAREZ IS WBO FIGHT OF THE YEAR
By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 21 Oct 2016
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- WBO and WBC super lightweight world champion Terence 'Bud' Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska, was awarded 'Fighter of the Year' by the WBO during the Gala Dinner and Awards Night as it closed its 29th Annual Convention held at the Caribe Hilton here Thursday. Crawford, who was awarded WBO's most promising boxer at last year's convention in Orlando, Florida, captured the WBO super lightweight title by stopping Dierry Jean on Oct. 24, 2015; successfully defended it against Henry Lundy on Feb. 27, 2016 and then unified the title against WBC super lightweight champion Victor Postol on July 23, 2016.
Meanwhile the WBO super bantamweight world title fight between five-division champion Nonito Donaire Jr of the Philippines and Cesar Juarez of Mexico held at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum here on Dec. 11, 2015, that saw Donaire dominating the Mexican early in the fight but turned into a life and death struggle for the Filipino with Juarez came back strong in the second half of the fight, was adjudged the WBO fight of the year. Top Rank vice-president Carl Morreti (photo) accepted the award for Donaire.
WBO first vice-president John Duggan (L), Championship & Ratings Committee chairman Luis Batista-Salas (2nd from left) and WBO president Francisco Valcarcel (R) awards the 'Fighter of the Year' plaque to WBO/WBC super lightweight champion Terence Crawford of Omaha, Nebraska during the Gala Dinner and Awards Night at the close of the 29th WBO Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Top vice-president Carl Morreti (2nd from right) receives the 'Fight of the Year' award in behalf of Nonito Donaire Jr.
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