The thrill of the fight was alive and well in 2024 with the biggest names in the sport all the way down to little-known prospects bringing the pain in phenomenal fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing quite like a knockout, and these were the 10 best we were treated to in 2024: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10: Wrong Turn<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Chinese giant Zhilei Zhang, representing team Queensbury Promotions, sent team Matchroom Boxing captain Deontay Wilder for a loop with one right hand and finished him off with another in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/DAZNBoxing\/status\/1797065388825379027\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
9: Stormin\u2019 Norman<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Brian Norman Jr busted up hometown hero and No. 1-rated Giovanni Santillan badly in their slugfest in San Diego in May and sealed the deal with a destructive left uppercut in the 10th round to win the vacant WBO interim welterweight title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/BoxingJournaIs\/status\/1833195955186970958\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
8: What A Monster<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Naoya Inoue lived up to his \u201cMonster\u201d moniker at the Tokyo Dome in May when he recovered from being dropped for the first time and punished Luis Nery before finally finishing him off in the sixth round to remain the undisputed super bantamweight champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udc40\ud83d\udd0a As\u00ed se vio y oy\u00f3 desde ringside el KO \ud83d\udca3\ud83d\udca5 de Naoya Inoue \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 a Luis Nery

\ud83c\udfa5 @trboxeo<\/a> #ESPNKnockOut<\/a> #InoueNery<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kx1lASKz5t<\/a><\/p>— ESPN KnockOut (@ESPNKnockOut) May 6, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>