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The Ring'' magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Prospect of the Year since 1983. The award is given to a boxer who has the most potential to become a future star in the sport, as based on the magazine's writers' criteria.
In 1989 the award was discontinued, but was reinstated in 2011.
:1983
Kenny Baysmore
:1984
Mark Breland
Mark Anthony Breland (born May 11, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1997, and held the WBA welterweight title twice between 1987 and 1990. He later became an actor with a wide range of movie and television ...
:1985
Mike Tyson
:1986
Mike Williams
:1987
Engels Pedroza
:1988
Michael Moorer
:2011
Gary Russell Jr.
:2012
Keith Thurman
Keith Fitzgerald Thurman Jr. (born November 23, 1988) is an American professional boxer. He is a former unified welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2015 to 2019 (promoted to Super champion in 2017), and the WBC title fr ...
:2013
Vasyl Lomachenko
Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko ( uk, Василь Анатолійович Ломаченко, ; also spelled Vasiliy; born 17 February 1988) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes f ...
:2014
Anthony Joshua
:2015
Takuma Inoue
:2016
Erickson Lubin
:2017
Jaime Munguia
:2018
Teófimo López
:2019
Vergil Ortiz Jr.
:2020
Jaron Ennis
:2021
Brandun Lee
:2022
Keyshawn Davis
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Awards disestablished in 1989
Awards established in 1983
Boxing awards
Prospect of the year
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