With 2020 officially in the books, Stuff hands out its end-of-year awards.
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Fighter of the year – Teofimo Lopez Facing a man widely considered the sport s pound-for-pound best, Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) ignored the hype and backed up his trash talk to claim a convincing decision via scores of 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112. It was a technically brilliant performance from Lopez, who kept Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) at bay with his speed and an accurate jab while also getting his respect early with his power. The victory meant Lopez retained his IBF title and wrested the Ukrainian s WBA, WBO and WBC belts to complete his promised takeover of the division.