Bernard Fernandez has spent the last several decades as one of America’s foremost boxing writers. Most of his newspaper career was spent at the Philadelphia Daily News and in recent years he has released a boxing anthology, Championship Rounds, of which the 5th and final edition, or Round, is due out in the spring of 2024.

In Episode #193 of “1-on-1 with Matt Leon,” Matt talks with Fernandez about his impressive career. They talk about some of the great fighters and fights he covered, discuss how he got into writing, how he came to Philadelphia, and much more.

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