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2012 Boxing Awards: Nonito Donaire wins Fighter of the Year over Marquez, Guerrero

Filipino pound-for-pound contender Nonito Donaire went four-for-four in 2012, beating a series of top ten opponents at 122 pounds, and winning the 2012 BLH Fighter of the Year award over Juan Manuel Marquez and Robert Guerrero.

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2012 Boxing Awards: Pacquiao-Marquez IV beats out Rios-Alvarado for Fight of the Year

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez weren't expected to deliver what they did on December 8, but the end result was the Fight of the Year, eight years after their first encounter.

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2012 Boxing Awards: Robert Garcia unanimously voted Trainer of the Year

Robert Garcia's rowdy camp in California continued to win in 2012, making him a two-time BLH Trainer of the Year.

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2012 Boxing Awards: Sonny Boy Jaro's shocker over Pongsaklek Wonjongkam wins Upset of the Year

Sonny Boy Jaro stunned the world in March when he stopped Thai legend Pongsaklek Wonjongkam in six rounds in a bout that has now been named the BLH Upset of the Year for 2012.

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2012 Boxing Awards: Showtime beats HBO for TV Network of the Year

Showtime doesn't have HBO's resources, but they exploited a strong relationship between new head man Stephen Espinoza and Golden Boy Promotions to have a big year with star names and expanded coverage, making them the 2012 TV Network of the Year.

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2012 Boxing Awards: Top Rank edges Main Events for Promoter of the Year

Bob Arum's Top Rank narrowly edged out the vote over Kathy Duva's Main Events to win the 2012 Promoter of the Year in the BLH Awards.

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2012 Boxing Awards: Adrien Broner voted Bad Left Hook Breakthrough Fighter of the Year

Adrien Broner became a main event talent on HBO in 2012, and the 23-year-old Cincinnati native managed to convince the majority of his bigger skeptics that he is for real. Now, he's the BLH Breakthrough Fighter of the Year.

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2012 Boxing Awards: Danny Jacobs wins Bad Left Hook Comeback Fighter of the Year

Danny Jacobs beat cancer that at one point had left him unable to walk. This year, he returned to the boxing ring against all odds, and has been named the 2012 BLH Comeback Fighter of the Year.