BOXING NEWS figured prominently in the Boxing Writers Association of America annual writing awards, The Bernies, with the brand being named as the leading publication/website for 2021. Several writers and contributors also picked up key individual awards.
In addition to two honourable mentions, BN’s own Elliot Worsell scooped first place in Boxing Investigative Reporting for his April 6 2021 feature on boxers who spent time in prison, Inside Fighters. John Dennen was named among the honourable mentions in the same category, and in Event Coverage, while securing third place in Boxing News Story for his piece, The Olympic Nightmare, which was published on December 28.