2024 Awards, Leo & Han Fighters of the Year
As 2024 comes to a close, boxingnewmexico.com brings you the selections picked by fans and staff. We look forward to see what 2025 brings to the boxing scene.
Fighter of the Year: Male Angelo Leo
Leo, with his knockout of the year win over Luis Alberto Lopez, Leo captured the IBF featherweight title in front of his hometown crowd in Albuquerque. Leo was also one of the busiest fighters in New Mexico in 2024, he was 3-0 with wins over Mike Plania in January, he followed that up with a win over Eduardo Baez.
In defeating Lopez, Leo has set himself up with big fights on the Horizon, he is slated to fight 40-4-1, 23 ko’s Tomoki Tameda in Japan this coming March, if Leo is successful a huge fight with top pound for pound Nagoya Inoue may follow.
Angelo Leo 25-1, is our Male Fighter of the Year

Female Fighter of the Year: Stephanie Han
Stephanie Han the #1 ranked WBA lightweight in the world, had a big 2024. Han went 4-0 and captured the WBA continental title. Han defeated Nikola Izova, Wendellin Cruz, Michaels Nogue and Miranda Reyes.
Katie Taylor has moved up and will continue to defend her undisputed Jr.welterweight titles, thus paving the way for Han to fight for her first major title. Han will fight February 22, in her hometown of El Paso, TX for the vacant title.
Stephanie Han boxingnewmexico.com. 2024 Female Fighter of the Year

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