The welterweight boxing landscape has changed significantly since Terence Crawford was its undisputed world champion. Since then, Jaron Ennis unified titles in the division and has moved up in weight.

As was the case last year, Inoue – the reigning undisputed 122lbs champion – was joined at the ceremony by top rival Junto Nakatani, 32-0 (24 KOs), who shared the 2025 Best Skill award with Takuma ...