Fights resume in Nicaragua because 'boxers have to eat'
FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2004 file photo, two time former world boxing champion Rosendo Alvarez collects donations for a young cancer patient, in Managua, Nicaragua. The fights were broadcast by Nicaragua's state-owned Canal 6 and ESPN Latin America through its ESPN KnockOut program. Alvarez said he signed up the 16 local boxers for the card because they needed to work. โNicaragua is a poor country and the boxers have to eat. The government's approach has prompted expressions of concern from the Pan American Health Organization and alarmed local experts.