BBC World Sport Star of the Year nominees for Sports Personality 2021
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukThis weekend sees the annual BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ceremony in Manchester, where a number of awards will be handed out.
While the main attraction will be for the main SPOTY award, won last year by Lewis Hamilton, another big award is the one handed out for the World Sport Star.
UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov won the award last year and it could be succeeded by another fighting star, with the six-man shortlist including boxing sensation Canelo Alvarez.
The Mexican triumphed against Caleb Plant last month to become the first undisputed super-middleweight champion and has now moved to cruiserweight level, where he's set to fight Ilunga Makabu next year as he seeks to become a five-weight world champion.
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