The Ring magazine Knockout of the Year

1980s • 1989: Michael Nunn KO 1 Sumbu Kalambay see Michael Nunn vs. Sumbu Kalambay 1990s • 1990: Terry Norris KO 1 John Mugabisee John Mugabi vs. Terry Norris • 1991: no award given • 1992: Morris East KO 11 Akinobu Hiranaka... tie: Kennedy McKinney KO 11 Welcome Ncita • 1993: Gerald McClellan TKO 5 Julian Jackson see Julian Jackson vs. Gerald McClellan • 1994: George Foreman KO 10 Michael Moorersee Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman • 1995: Julio César Vásquez KO 11 Carl Daniels see Carl Daniels vs. Julio César Vásquez • 1996: Wilfredo Vázquez KO 11 Eloy Rojas • 1997: Arturo Gatti KO 5 Gabriel Ruelas • 1998: Roy Jones Jr. KO 4 Virgil Hill see Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill • 1999: Derrick Jefferson KO 6 Maurice Harris 2000s • 2000: Ben Tackie KO 10 Robert Garcia • 2001: Lennox Lewis KO 4 Hasim Rahmansee Hasim Rahman vs. Lennox Lewis II • 2002: Lennox Lewis KO 8 Mike Tysonsee Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson • 2003: Rocky Juarez KO 10 Antonio Diaz • 2004: Antonio Tarver KO 2 Roy Jones Jr.see Roy Jones Jr. vs. Antonio Tarver II • 2005: Allan Green KO 1 Jaidon Codrington • 2006: Calvin Brock KO 6 Zuri Lawrence • 2007: Nonito Donaire TKO 5 Vic Darchinyan • 2008: Edison Miranda KO 3 David Banks • 2009: Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hattonsee Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao 2010s • 2010: Sergio Martínez KO 2 Paul Williamssee Sergio Martínez vs. Paul Williams II • 2011: Nonito Donaire TKO 2 Fernando Montielsee Fernando Montiel vs. Nonito Donaire • 2012: Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 Manny Pacquiaosee Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV • 2013: Adonis Stevenson TKO 1 Chad Dawson • 2014: Carl Froch KO 8 George Grovessee Carl Froch vs. George Groves II • 2015: Canelo Álvarez KO 3 James Kirklandsee Canelo Álvarez vs. James Kirkland • 2016: Canelo Álvarez KO 6 Amir Khansee Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan • 2017: David Lemieux KO 3 Curtis Stevens • 2018: Naoya Inoue KO 1 Juan Carlos Payano • 2019: Deontay Wilder KO 7 Luis Ortizsee Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz II 2020s • 2020: Gervonta Davis KO 6 Léo Santa Cruz • 2021: Gabriel Rosado KO 3 Bektemir Melikuziev • 2022: Leigh Wood TKO 12 Michael Conlan • 2023: Junto Nakatani KO 12 Andrew Moloney • 2024: Daniel Dubois KO 5 Anthony Joshuasee Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois • 2025: Brian Norman Jr. KO 5 Jin Sasaki ==See also==