Cuban Boxing: Fighting Through Adversity

Story posted May 14, 2014 in


Cuba is a dominant force in the sport of boxing on a world stage, despite its small population and poverty. Reporter Eric DeBerardinis takes you inside one of the country's most legendary gyms, where many champions are born.

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Eric DeBerardinis

Junior / Broadcast Journalism

Eric DeBerardinis is a senior majoring in broadcast journalism and minoring in business. Eric both anchors and reports for the Centre County Report. He has been a member of ComRadio for four years, and is also a part of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism.

Eric is interested in all forms of media. He aims to land a job within the sports industry, but is also interested in news and entertainment. Ideally, he would work in the Philadelphia market as a TV or radio host covering his favorite teams.

Previously, Eric has interned with 94.7 WDSD, TheFanHub.com, PHL17, Ryan Seacrest’s The Voice Foundation, B94.5 and CBS3-Philadelphia.