Five world champions are being considered for 'Fighter of the Year 2024'.
Heading the list is WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and IBO world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk, 23-0 with 14 stoppages, from Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine.
Usyk has beaten two-time WBC world heavyweight champion 'The Gypsy King' Tyson Fury, 34-2-1 with 24 stoppages, from Morecambe, UK, twice. In June, Usyk unified, defeating WBC champion 'The Gypsy King' Tyson Fury by split decision. In the rematch in December, he won a unanimous decision over Fury.
WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA and IBO light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, 21-0 with 20 stoppages in Khasavyurt, Russia, unified the title in October. He defeated previously undefeated WBA and IBO champion Dmitri Bivol, 23-1, with 12 stoppages in Tokmak, KYRG, by a contested decision. In January, he stopped Callum 'Mundo' Smith, 29-1, in Liverpool, UK.
WBA and WBO Super Cruiserweight World Champion Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez, 47-1 with 30 stoppages, from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. He won the WBA title, defeating the previously undefeated Arsen 'Feroz' Goulamirian, 27-0, in Yerevan, Armenia, in March. In November, he beat WBO champion Chris 'The Gentleman' Billam-Smith, 20-1, from Bournemouth, UK.
WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO super middleweight champion Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, 62-2-2, with 39 stoppages, from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. In May, he beat previously undefeated Jaime Munguia, 43-1, of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. In September, he defeated previously undefeated Edgar 'The Chosen One' Berlanga, 22-1 with 17 stoppages, from New York, NY.
IBF, WBA, WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya 'Monster' Inoue, 28-0 with 25 stoppages in Yokohama, Japan. In June, he stopped Louis Nery, 35-2, with 27 stops, of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. In September, he stopped TJ Doheny, 26-4, of Portlaoise, Ireland, and Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia.
Here it is, the five nominees for 'Best Fighter of the Year 2024.' Usyk and Beterbiev lead the list. Ramirez, Alvarez and Inoue follow.