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Michael Woods has written for GQ, ESPN The Magazine, the NY Daily News and the NY Observer. This Brooklyn resident, married with two children, also weighs in on the political sphere in the Huffington Post. Woods was a staff writer at NY Newsday f...
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David A. Avila - West Coast Chief Bureau

Born and raised in the boxing breeding grounds of East Los Angeles, David A. Avila somewhat followed his father’s footsteps who fought in the Olympic Auditorium during the 1950s. Instead, he wrote about boxing beginning with coverage of an Oscar D...
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Ron Borges Ron Borges, general sports columnist at the Boston Herald, has been named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year four times. He is a past winner of the Fleischer Award for excellence in boxing writing and has appeared on both national and internat... More from this writer	Ralph Gonzalez Ralph Gonzalez was one of the very first Internet boxing writers. His first assignment was covering Antonio Diaz vs. Omar Weis for fightnews.com in June 2000. He's since interviewed the best and brightest the world of boxing and mma has to offer. More from this writer
Thomas Hauser Thomas Hauser is the author of 41 books. In 2005, he was honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America, which bestowed the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism upon him. (photo by Howard Schatz) More from this writer	Raymond Markarian Born in North Hollywood, Markarian graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history. He wrote a thesis on the Political Effect of Black Heavyweight Boxers in the 20th century and then penned freelance pieces for various outlets. More from this writer
Frank Lotierzo Frank Lotierzo has been considered by some boxing insiders to be one of the sport’s best fight analysts. His work has appeared in Fight Game, Boxing-Illustrated, and Uppercut magazine. Prior to his career as a writer, Mr. Lotierzo hosted Toe-To-To... More from this writer	Lee Wylie Lee Wylie is a writer from England. He specializes in the technical aspect of boxing, and he lists his favorite fighters as Pernell Whitaker and Roberto Duran. Despite his girlfriend's best efforts, Duran's signed shorts hang on their bedroom wall.
Bernard Fernandez Bernard Fernandez has been a sports writer for 41 years, the last 27 at the Philadelphia Daily News, and since 1987 has been the PDN’s boxing beat writer. More from this writer	Adam Berlin Adam Berlin is the author of the novels Belmondo, Style and Headlock. His stories and poetry have appeared in numerous journals. He teaches writing at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and is co-editor of J Journal: New Writing... More from this writer
Springs Toledo Springs Toledo is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and the International Boxing Research Organization. Born and raised in the city of Boston, he learned to box at twelve and honed his craft sparring and in smokers. He is an an... More from this writer	Ronan Keenan Ronan Keenan is a freelance writer covering a variety of subjects. After emerging from a highly unsuccessful amateur boxing career with a crooked nose and chronic headaches, Ronan decided that writing about the sport would be a better-suited endea... More from this writer
Rick Folstad Rick Folstad has been a sportswriter for eighteen years. He has worked for several newspapers, including three years as a columnist and staff writer with the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. More from this writer	Joe Rein Joe Rein trained at Stillman's Gym in New York in the late 1940s and '50s. He fought at the University of Miami, for Angelo Dundee's 5th St. Gym and in the U.S. Army. In the '70s and '80s, he sponsored an amateur team with trainer Tommy Gallagher ... More from this writer
Phil Woolever Phil Woolever has covered most major Vegas fights since 1986, currently as the primary west coast writer for Boxing Digest. More from this writer