Michael Katz (born December 2, 1939) is an American sportswriter.

History

Katz was born in the

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in New York in 1939. After leaving high school he was accepted into

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and while there wrote for the college newspaper, ''The Campus'', becoming sports editor. Katz later acted as a

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for ''

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'' covering City College sports. He became a

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for ''The New York Times'' and worked his way up to the sportsdesk. In 1966 he moved to Europe to work for ''The New York Times'' international edition and in 1968 he covered the

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heavyweight title fight in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1970 he went freelance and wrote for several publications before returning to the United States in 1972 where he also re-joined ''The New York Times''. In 1979 Katz was covering boxing full-time for the ''Times''. In 1985 he switched to the ''New York Daily News''. In 2012 he was inducted into the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katz, Michael Sportswriters from New York (state) American television reporters and correspondents 1939 births Living people American sports journalists The New York Times sportswriters City College of New York alumni International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees