Dan Rafael

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Dan Rafael
Born (1970-08-25) August 25, 1970 (age 51)
Albany, New York, U.S.
EducationBinghamton University
OccupationOnline and television journalist for ESPN.com
Notable credit(s)
ESPN.com senior boxing writer (2005-2020), USA Today staff writer (2000-2005), Press & Sun-Bulletin staff writer (1996-2000), The Saratogian staff writer (1993-1996)

Dan Rafael (/ˈreɪfiəl/; born August 25, 1970) is an American sportswriter born in Albany, NY.[1]

Sports (1993-2000)[]

Rafael attended State University of New York at Binghamton, where he wrote for the school paper. He started as sports writer, and worked his way to managing editor. He also served an internship at the local newspaper, the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin.

He later took a part-time job at The Saratogian, a community newspaper published at Saratoga Springs, New York. When a full-time job opened at the newspaper, he took it, then moved to a reporting position at the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin, covering college sports and local auto-racing. He later was assigned to cover the local AA baseball club (Binghamton Mets, the farm club of the New York Mets).

The Gannett newspaper empire (which owned the Binghamton newspaper) fostered promising writers by detailing them to Virginia for four months and thoroughly grounding them in the newspaper business, working at USA Today. Rafael began his course in August 1998. He worked covering major-league baseball. When baseball season ended, the newspaper's principal boxing reporter (Jon Saraceno) was moving up, so Rafael was asked to cover boxing.

Rafael's temporary duty at USA Today ended in December 1998, and he returned to Binghamton.

Boxing (2000-present)[]

In January 2000, he was asked to return to USA Today on a permanent basis, as a boxing writer.

ESPN Boxing[]

In September 2004, ESPN began pursuing Rafael, desiring to strengthen its boxing coverage. He began with ESPN.com in March 2005. He writes in-depth coverage pieces, and his specialty is his weekly compilation of rankings.[2]

In January 2016, ESPN announced Rafael had been signed to a new multi-year agreement.[3]

End of Dan Rafael career in ESPN[]

Dan Rafael tried to omit Ali Raymi name from the ESPN broadcast of the Edgar Berlanga vs Eric Moon fight, as a consequence of this his long boxing career ended on that note. In April 2020, ESPN ended its fifteen-year collaboration with Dan Rafael.[4][5]

World Boxing News[]

Rafael joined World Boxing News in May 2021 following discussions with WBN Editor Phil Jay.[6]

Awards and recognition[]

References[]

  1. ^ Schott, Ken. "Clifton Park native Dan Rafael makes living covering boxing for ESPN". Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Hauser, Thomas. Dan Rafael, SecondsOut.com. Accessed February 22, 2017
  3. ^ Dwornik, Ardi (January 26, 2016). "Boxing Writer Dan Rafael to Remain at ESPN with New Multi-Year Agreement". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Jay, Phil. "World Boxing News can confirm a parting of ways between ESPN and Senior Boxing Writer Dan Rafael after a fifteen-year collaboration". World Boxing News. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Ex ESPN content provider Dan Rafael shares on his exit, talks about what comes next for him". April 20, 2020.
  6. ^ WBN, World Boxing News (May 11, 2021). "Award-winning boxing writer Dan Rafael joins World Boxing News". World Boxing News. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Quinn, Dan. "ESPN.com's Dan Rafael honored for career excellence in boxing journalism". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  8. ^ Gallego, Mike. How ESPN's Dan Rafael Became The Most Important Journalist in Boxing (A Cautionary Tale) DeadSpin.com (August 12, 2012)

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