Ed Castro is a sports enthusiast specializing in the Sweet Science. Castro, a Southern California native, is a former boxing writer for the Desert Sun (newspaper in Palm Springs) and has worked for various media outlets covering a myriad of sports at all levels over the past 20 years. Castro was inspired to become a boxing writer at the age of 16 when he witnessed the late great Salvador Sanchez score a 15th round KO of then unknown Azumah Nelson. Contact Ed with your comments and questions.