Readers voted Andre Ward the Fighter of the Year by a wide margin in RingTV.com's final year-end award poll. The undefeated super middleweight won the Super Six Cup, unified WBA and WBC belts and earned THE RING's vacant title in 2011.
Fans voted Victor Ortiz's thrilling unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto to be the "Fight of the Year" in RingTV.com's readers' choice poll. Both welterweights hit the deck twice during their hotly contested title bout on April 16.
Fans voted Nonito Donaire's sensational stoppage of Fernando Montiel to be the "Knockout of the Year" in RingTV.com's readers' choice award polls. Donaire won two 118-pound titles in the showdown of pound-for-pound ranked talents.
Erik Morales was 1-1 in 2011 but fans were impressed with his gutty performance against Marcos Maidana and his title-winning TKO of Pablo Cesar Cano. Morales won Comeback of the Year in RingTV.com's readers' choice poll.
Fans voted undefeated featherweight Gary Russell Jr. the "Prospect of the Year" in RingTV.com's readers' choice award polls. The ultra-fast and skilled southpaw was 6-0 in 2011.
Fans voted Roberto Garcia, who trains Brandon Rios, Nonito Donaire and co-trains his younger brother Miguel Angel Garcia, the "Trainer of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.
Fans voted the breathtaking first round of James Kirkland's brutal sixth-round TKO of Alfredo Angulo, which took place on Nov. 5 in Cancun, Mexico, to be the "Round of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.
Fans voted Orlando Salido's eighth-round TKO of JuanMa Lopez, which took place on April 16 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to be the "Upset of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.
Fans voted the third bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, which took place on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas, to be the "Event of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.
Fans voted Manny Pacquiao's majority decision victory over rival Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 as the "Robbery of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.
Thomas Hearns and Mark Johnson were elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, along with Freddie Roach, Al Bernstein, Michael Buffer, and Michael Katz, it was announced on Tuesday.
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Michael Koncz on Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao: "If the fans still want to see this fight, we're willing to do it."
Bob Arum said Julio Cesar Chavez could fight Brian Vera next, and eventually, Andre Ward.
A Saturday press conference is in the works for smack-talkers Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi.
Arum says Mikey Garcia and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. could be in action this summer.
Juan Manuel Marquez told ESPN Deportes that he will fight Tim Bradley on Sept. 14. Promoter Bob Arum says "No comment" at this time regarding the fight.
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