The Las Vegas Review-Journal was recognized in two prestigious regional and global journalism contests. A feature story about the first Las Vegas-born boxer crowned as a world title winner and an online presentation about a top 100 restaurants listing earned the newspaper a pair of Best of the West awards. The annual regional contest encompasses newspapers, magazines and news websites across 14 Western states. Meanwhile, a Review-Journal photographer and page designer were recognized by the international Society for News Design in its 47th annual Creative Competition. ‘Wonderful writing throughout’ Staff writer Jason Bracelin placed second in the Best of the West’s sports reporting category. In September, the news organization published his longform story about Ishe Oluwa Kamau Ali Smith, who in 2013 became an International Boxing Federation champion with a belt in the 154-pound category. Smith, who later found a new career as a mail carrier, was inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in 2024.…