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The Eddie Futch-John F.X. Condon Award, commonly referred to as the Futch–Condon Award and known alternatively as the Boxing Writers Association of America Trainer of the Year Award, has been conferred annually since 1989 by the Boxing Writers Association of America on the trainer, irrespective of nationality or gender, adjudged by the membership of the Association to have been the best in boxing in a given year.

Named for Eddie Futch, a Detroit, Michigan-based trainer who helped Don Jordan to the world welterweight championship in 1958 and also trained or co-trained world champions Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, and Riddick Bowe, and for John F.X. Condon, for 42 years the public address announcer at Madison Square Garden and the winner of the 1984 Sam Taub Award, given by the International Boxing Hall of Fame for career "excellence in broadcasting journalism",[1] the award is presented with other honors given by the BWAA at an annual awards dinner held in the spring of the year following that for performance in which the award is given.

List of winners

Year Trainer Nation
1989 George Benton  United States
1990 George Benton  United States
1991 Eddie Futch  United States
1992 Eddie Futch  United States
1993 Emanuel Steward  United States
1994 Teddy Atlas  United States
1995 Félix Trinidad Sr  Puerto Rico
1996 Don Turner  United States
1997 Emanuel Steward  United States
1998 Jack Mosley  United States
1999 Miguel Diaz  Argentina
2000 Félix Trinidad, Sr.  Puerto Rico
2001 English "Bouie" Fisher  United States
2002 Buddy McGirt  United States
2003 Freddie Roach  United States
2004 Dan Birmingham  United States
2005 Dan Birmingham  United States
2006 Freddie Roach  United States
2007 Enzo Calzaghe  United Kingdom[2]
2008 Freddie Roach  United States
2009 Freddie Roach  United States
2010 Freddie Roach  United States
2011 Virgil Hunter  United States
2012 Robert Garcia  United States
2013 Freddie Roach  United States

See also

References

  1. ^ Lupica, Mike (June 8, 2004). "VOICE OF NEW YORK: That was John Condon". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2008-06-27. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Calzaghe was born in Italy but lives and works in Wales; he is a citizen of England[citation needed].