OTRO ORGULLO DOMINICANO. JOAN GUZMAN

Guzman On Verge Of Stardom In Diverse Division September 13, 2006 ? Courtesy of ESPN.com By Michael Woods ? Photo by Zwink.comThe 30-year-old Guzman, who is one of boxing's under-the-radar gems and on the short list of potential breakout stars for 2007, looked after three brothers and two sisters as his parents worked. The fight for survival began early. As a 5-year-old in the Dominican, he took on peers in bare-knuckle rumbles as adults bet on their favorite fighter. At age 8, some people at the local boxing club invited Guzman, who was no stranger to street fighting, to pop into the gym and do it with gloves on. He did, and was hooked. The alternative, he knows, likely would not have been pretty ... more On The Road With Carlos Baldomir September 13, 2006 LOS ANGELES?Signing to fight the biggest fight of his career brought other obligations for the modern-day ?Cinderella Man,? World Boxing Council and lineal welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir. After a whirlwind press tour that brought his wife and four children to New York and Los Angeles, Baldomir, who's promoted by Sycuan Ringside Promotions, is ready to get down to training ...click here to see the fight