Ron borges biography

Growing up in Vineyard Haven Ron Borges experienced something many year-round Islanders know all too well: he needed something to do in the winter. Borges said. His older brother Richard started boxing in college and would teach Mr. Borges while home on break. The sense of control he felt when he slipped his first punch was intoxicating; he fell in love with the sport and found his offseason hobby.

Borges said in a recent phone interview with the Gazette from his home in Littleton.

Ron Borges is an American

When his fighting dream ended, Mr. Borges, 73, decided to do the next best thing: write about the sport. He became a journalist specializing in writing about boxing for newspapers in Boston and California. Last weekend he was honored by being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his year career. Borges said of his induction.

You just hope you have a job. Looking back, Mr. Borges said he stumbled into his career. He returned to the Island after graduating with an English degree from Brandeis University, figuring he would work construction alongside his dad Jack and write fiction in his spare time. An editor from the Grapevine, an alternative weekly newspaper, heard about his writing background and gave Mr.

Borges a call.