Roberto José Andrade Franco was born in Chicago but considers the El Paso-Juárez borderland home. After working in construction for over a decade, he attended El Paso Community College and then University of Texas at El Paso. He is now a PhD candidate at Southern Methodist University where he’s writing a dissertation, which will be a book, on boxing and Mexican culture. Among other places, he’s written for Deadspin, ESPN, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, and Bleacher Report.