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Prospect of the Year

1 Adam Azim

FOR a prospect to separate themselves from the crowd, sometimes it’s about more than simply winning. Sometimes it’s as much about the manner in which they win and the style they display in the process. This was never more apparent in 2022 than in the case of Azim, a 7-0 super-lightweight who won five fights, each by stoppage inside three rounds (three in the first), and demonstrated a kind of flamboyance and swagger that has some comparing him to “Prince” Naseem Hamed. While that, at this early stage, is probably a bit much, there can

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