About Al Bernstein

Al Bernstein began his career in the 1970's with Lerner Newspapers in Chicago and eventually became a managing editor. In 1980, he joined ESPN as a boxing analyst for the Top Rank Boxing Series. Al continued at ESPN until 2003, during which time he also worked as a reporter for Sportscenter, covering major boxing matches, Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NFL draft. He also wrote and hosted the series Big Fights Boxing Hour for ESPN Classic. In 1992 and 1996 he served as the boxing analyst for NBC's coverage of the Summer Olympic Games. From 1999-2002 he was a sports anchor for Fox 5 news in Las Vegas. Since 2003 Al has served as the boxing analyst on Showtime for the Showtime Championship Boxing series. On radio, Al hosted "The Al Bernstein Sports Party" for four years on ESPN 920, the ESPN radio affiliate in Las Vegas. Al has also published "Boxing For Beginners," an instructional-historical book on boxing and has contributed articles as a featured writer for Ring Magazine and Boxing Illustrated.