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HALL OF FAME SPORTSWRITER BERNARD FERNANDEZ RELEASES ROUND 4 OF HIS POPULAR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS BOXING ANTHOLOGY

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PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Award-winning sportswriter, author, and multi-Hall of Fame inductee Bernard Fernandez has just released the fourth book of his popular boxing anthology, Championship Rounds, Round 4 (RKMA Publishing), a history-spanning compilation of Fernandez's finest work covering the sweet science, with a foreword by Ron Borges. Championship Rounds, Round 4, (as well as his three previous collections) is available at major retail book outlets, including Amazon, Amazon UK,and Barnes & Noble.

Fernandez's first major book signing will take place this Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino during the Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame's Fight Fan Experience, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET.

Long considered an international boxing treasure by fans and sports writing brethren alike, Round 4 is Fernandez at his best, and that's saying a lot! The breadth, detail and storytelling is as entertaining as it is impressive. Many of his stories hail from his 28-year tenure at the Philadelphia Daily News during the sports department's golden era where Fernandez and his colleagues were recognized for their unparalleled reporting and writing that always matched up and usually surpassed its national competition.

Highlights of Round 4 include:

· No Mas Fight Showed Every Fighter Fears Something: Fernandez's take on why a relentless warrior such as Roberto Duran thought it preferable to quit in mid-fight in his rematch against Sugar Ray Leonard than to endure the one-sided shellacking he was being served, only to find out that are worse things than being beaten bloody and getting knocked out.

· Mystery of the Orient: Fernandez's report of his onsite coverage of the Mike Tyson-Buster Douglas fight week in Tokyo, an adventure complete with interesting sidelights in addition to the' upset of the century.'

· Arguello, Pryor Not Really Such an Odd Couple: Alexis Arguello and Aaron Pryor will go through boxing history linked because of their two epic ring battles. Fernandez follows them on how they became friends in retirement and discovered they had more reason to like each other than to harbor any lingering resentment.

· Manute Bol Stands Up to a Tall Challenge: In addition to boxing, Fernandez has also included a section on other sports he has covered. This one is about the 7' 7" Bol's journey from Africa to the minor league USBL and ultimately the NBA, where he enjoyed quasi stardom.

"After 55 years as a married couple and 58-plus years together, I don't think I can really detect any line of demarcation separating Anne and me," Fernandez said. "If there ever were such a line, I'm pretty sure it has been permanently erased. Which is just as well, as she has been the very best part of me for almost as far back as I can remember. Dedicating my fourth -- and, I think, the best yet -- boxing anthology to her might be the easiest thing I've ever done."

A native of New Orleans and a longtime resident of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, Fernandez now splits his time between his hometown and adopted hometown. A five-term president of the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), he is an inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, as well as the New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City Halls of Fame. Honors he has received include the Nat Fleischer Award for career excellence in boxing journalism and the Barney Nagler Award for long and meritorious service to boxing.




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