Over the weekend, the Annual Award Ceremony of the Japanese Boxing Commission was held to honor the best of that nation's boxing during 2023. Not surprisingly, 122-pound champion Naoya Inoue as the star of the show. He won three of the most important awards of the night.  Inoue was presented with the best boxer of the year award thanks to his excellent campaign and also won the knockout of the year. In addition, his fight against Stephen Fulton was awarded as the best fight of 2023.  Meanwhile, WBO super flyweight champion Mizuki Hiruta was awarded female boxer of the year after making two dominant defenses and remaining the reigning champion in her ascending career.  Other fighters such as Kenshiro Teraji also received recognition at the ceremony, which also gave awards to promoters, trainers and others who develop Japanese boxing.