The Team

Michael Woods News Editor Michael Woods has written for GQ, ESPN The Magazine, the NY Daily News and the NY Observer. The Brooklyn resident, married with one child, also... Contact Michael Woods at TheSweetScience.com

Mitch Abramson Mitch Abramson has covered boxing for The New York Times and the Village Voice and has written on the sport in magazines such as Boxing Digest and... Contact Mitch Abramson at TheSweetScience.com

Matthew Aguilar Matthew Aguilar is a sports reporter for the El Paso (Texas) Times, and has covered the boxing beat for 11 years. His work has also appeared in... Contact Matthew Aguilar at TheSweetScience.com

David A. Avila 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... Contact David A. Avila at TheSweetScience.com

David Berlin David Berlin practices law in New York City. He specializes in criminal defense work, and also represents people in the boxing world. His clients... Contact David Berlin at TheSweetScience.com

Peter M. Carvill Peter M. Carvill has been writing about boxing for the last year under the name of 'John Conrad' for www.secondsout.com . He was born in the UK... Contact Peter M. Carvill at TheSweetScience.com

Chris Cassidy Chris Cassidy has been a professional photographer in New York City for the last 12 years, specializing in the music industry and professional... Contact Chris Cassidy at TheSweetScience.com

Robert Cassidy Jr. Robert Cassidy writes boxing for TheSweetScience.com and Newsday. His coverage of the sport has also appeared in the New York Post, Los Angeles... Contact Robert Cassidy Jr. at TheSweetScience.com

'Irish' Bobby Cassidy “Irish” Bobby Cassidy is a veteran of 80 pro fights. He was a world-rated middleweight and light heavyweight in his 18-year career. As a trainer,... Contact 'Irish' Bobby Cassidy at TheSweetScience.com

Jesse K. Cox Jesse K. Cox has one amateur bout to his credit, albeit a non-sanctioned fight at a Durango, Colo., bar without any training whatsoever. Undeterred... Contact Jesse K. Cox at TheSweetScience.com

Pete Ehrmann Pete Ehrmann has been writing about boxing for 40 years. His first by-line appeared in The Ring magazine when he was 14-years-old, and he has... Contact Pete Ehrmann at TheSweetScience.com

Rick Folstad Rick Folstad has been a sportswriter for 18 years. He has worked for several newspapers, including three years as a columnist and staff writer with... Contact Rick Folstad at TheSweetScience.com

Ralph Gonzalez Ralph Gonzalez grew up as a fan after having a number of family members involved in the sport as boxers in the amateur and professional ranks.... Contact Ralph Gonzalez at TheSweetScience.com

Randy Gordon Randy Gordon is the former Editor-in-Chief of The Ring (1979-1984). He is also the former Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission... Contact Randy Gordon at TheSweetScience.com

Amy Green Amy Green started writing as a contributor in 2002 for prizefightnews.com. She has also written for other sites/publications, including Ring Sports... Contact Amy Green at TheSweetScience.com

Diedre Hamaguchi Deidre Hamaguchi is a professional minimumweight boxer, former US national judo champion (45kg), and Yale alumna (BR'87). She fought successfully... Contact Diedre Hamaguchi at TheSweetScience.com

Ken Jones Ken Jones writes for TheSweetScience.com Contact Ken Jones at TheSweetScience.com

Michael Katz Michael Katz has boxing and New York in his blood. He was born in the Bronx, went to high school in Brooklyn, college in Manhattan (CCNY, did not... Contact Michael Katz at TheSweetScience.com

Patrick Kehoe In 1999, Patrick Kehoe turned to writing full time. He was co-editor of BoxingPress.com before becoming a Contributing Editor for SecondsOut.com.... Contact Patrick Kehoe at TheSweetScience.com

George Kimball The 1986 recipient of the Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism, George Kimball spent a quarter-century as a sports columnist for... Contact George Kimball at TheSweetScience.com

Joey Knish Joey Knish is a boxing fan first, everything else second — at least until Halle Berry comes around. At an early age Knish acquired a taste... Contact Joey Knish at TheSweetScience.com

Evan Korn Evan Korn is an experienced boxing writer with absolutely no pugilistic pedigree to speak of, although he has attempted to spar on occasion (with... Contact Evan Korn at TheSweetScience.com

Scott Mallon Scott Mallon was born in Coral Gables, Florida, just close enough to the 5th Street Gym to garner his interest in boxing as a young boy and just... Contact Scott Mallon at TheSweetScience.com

Robert Mladinich Robert Mladinich, who had several professional heavyweight bouts, has been on the boxing beat for nearly 30 years. He has written for numerous... Contact Robert Mladinich at TheSweetScience.com

Michael Olajide At 18 years of age, Michael “Silk” Olajide Jr., began his career as a prizefighter. Since retiring in 1991, he has appeared, starred and... Contact Michael Olajide at TheSweetScience.com

David Payne Hailing from the coal fields of Yorkshire, England, columnist David Payne caught the boxing 'bug' from his late-grandfather (specifically his... Contact David Payne at TheSweetScience.com

Deon Potgieter An award winning television writer and producer, as well as a print and electronic media journalist, Deon is an all round media producer and... Contact Deon Potgieter at TheSweetScience.com

Pat Putnam Pat Putnam has been covering boxing since 1960, since the day The Miami Herald executive sports editor Bob Elliott tapped him on the shoulder and... Contact Pat Putnam at TheSweetScience.com

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.... Contact Joe Rein at TheSweetScience.com

Ed Schuyler Ed Schuyler Jr. covered his first fight for The Associated Press in 1963. He was named national boxing writer in 1970, a position he held until he... Contact Ed Schuyler at TheSweetScience.com

Aaron Tallent Aaron Tallent is an East Tennessean with a boxing journalism heritage. His grandfather, Doyle May, served as sports editor for The Oklahoma Journal... Contact Aaron Tallent at TheSweetScience.com

Pete Wood Peter Wood was a 1971 NYC Middleweight Golden Gloves Finalist and was selected to represent America in the 1976 Maccabian Games held in Tel Aviv,... Contact Pete Wood at TheSweetScience.com

Phil Woolever Phil Woolever has covered most major Vegas fights since 1986, currently as the primary west coast writer for Boxing Digest. He has written for The... Contact Phil Woolever at TheSweetScience.com