The ranking of the most important events in the world of boxing now recognizes the achievements of Ukrainian boxer Serhiy Derevyanchenko. According to ESPN, the best fight of 2023 was the fight in the welterweight division between Derevyanchenko and Mexican Jaime Mungui.
Despite the fact that the Ukrainian was defeated by unanimous decision of the judges, his performance was recognized as outstanding this year. However, in the nomination “Fighter of the Year”, the publication gave the prize for the title of absolute world champion in the second lightest weight to the Japanese Naoya Inoue.
Naoya Inoue, having ended his fight with Marlon Tapales by knockout on December 26, became the second absolute world champion in two weight categories in the four-belt era.
