BOXING’S BIGGEST NIGHT COMES TO WWW.GOFIGHTLIVE.TV THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

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WATCH THE BOXING WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA AWARDS DINNER THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

NEW YORK (June 9, 2009)—This Friday night history will be made as for the first time in its 84 year existence the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) will be broadcasting their awards dinner and it will be LIVE & FREE on www.gofightlive.tv

Fans will get to witness Pound for Pound King Manny Pacquiao receives his much deserved Fighter of the Year award. Joe Calzaghe will be making his first American appearance since announcing his retirement as he picks up the 2008 Manager of the Year.

Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez will be honored for their classic third bout and will be awarded for the Fight of The Year.

Freddie Roach will receive Trainer of the Year honors for the third time.

ShoBox commentator Steve Farhood won the prestigious Walker Award for “Long and Meritorious Service.” It’s Farhood’s second major award. In 2002 he was voted winner of the Sam Taub Award for “Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.” This year’s Taub recipient is HBO’s Harold Lederman. Lederman, known as boxing’s unofficial judge, was a 2005 award winner in the “Good Guy” category. The “Good Guy”Award, named after Marvin Kohn, will be bestowed upon Alan Hopper of Don King Productions. The closest vote was for the Crawford Award, awarded for “perseverance in overcoming adversity.” It was a tie between renowned journalist George Kimball and former world champion Genaro Hernandez. Both will be honored.

Earlier, the BWAA announced that Norm Frauenheim of Arizona has won the 2008 Nat Fleischer award for “Excellence in Boxing Journalism,” and Leonard Gardner, Larry Merchant, and the late John Lardner have been named as winners of A.J. Liebling Awards.

All those fine gentleman plus other big name boxers such as Bernard Hopkins will be present

The 84th Boxing Writers Association of America’s annual awards dinner will be held Friday night, June 12, 2009, at the Capitale, 130 Bowery in New York City.

“This is a cant miss event for all the boxing fans around the world and we are honored to be making history for this once in a lifetime event where the biggest names in boxing will be under one roof at the same time”, said David Klarman of www.gofightlive.tv

“I hope everybody tunes in because they will get to see their favorite fighters in a unique setting”