Ron Borges of the Boston Herald (still seems weird to write that) will receive recognition for some of his work writing about the sport of boxing this Friday night from the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA).
The Eye on Sports Media has more on the awards, which will be broadcast live on the internet starting at 6:00 PM et at the GoFight Live! website.
The awards are known as The Barneys and Borges will receive recognition in the following categories:
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
First Place
RON BORGES, “The Dying Art of Matchmaking,” Boxing Monthly, June 2008
BOXING EVENT COVERAGE
Third Place (tie)
RON BORGES, “Not A Rock, He’s Limestone,” Thesweetscience.com, July 18, 2008
BOXING FEATURE (Under 2,500 words)
Third Place
RON BORGES, “Do You Know Who I Am?,” Boxing Monthly, April 2008
BOXING FEATURE (Over 2,500 words)
Honorable Mention: Ron Borges, Boxing Monthly
Former Herald columnist George Kimball is also receiving some recognition:
BOXING NEWS STORY
Third Place
GEORGE KIMBALL, “Luis Resto – Billy Collins Redux,” Boxingtalk.com, 2008
BOXING COLUMN – Honorable Mention. (Boxingtalk.com)
Boston Sports Media Watch 
I know that few people in this town like him — but Borges really is one of the best boxing writers in the country.
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When I saw the headline, first thing I thought was, “oh man, don’t tell me Borgie beat up another crippled guy.”
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He also took first place in “Beating up a fellow writer (over 70 division)”
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I forgot to congratulate Mike Sando on these awards, CONGRATS SANDO!
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Is the Boxing Writers Association of America a wholly owned subsidiary of Golden Boy Productions?
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Hey, who knew that George Kimball was still alive? And that anyone bothered to read anything he wrote?
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