Roberto José Andrade Franco is a sportswriter from the El Paso-Juarez border. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in history from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He specializes in boxing and how it forms various identities.
He was nominated for the 2020 Dan Jenkins Medal for Best Sportswriting Award for "As The Border Bled, Juárez Watched The Game It Waited Nine Years For," a piece featured in Deadspin.com on August 7, 2019.
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