Promoters typically employ a publicist to help get the word out about their fighters. But how about if the promoter's publicist is also a fighter? That is the position Kevin Rooney Jr. finds himself in as he prepares for his professional debut next month. He is the publicist for New York promoter Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing and will make his pro debut on a card he is publicizing. Rooney grew up around the fight game. His father, Kevin Rooney Sr., gained worldwide fame as the trainer who guided Mike Tyson to the heavyweight championship after the death of their mentor, Cus D'Amato. Rooney was taught how to box by his father, had a few amateur fights as a kid and a few more as an adult, making it to the quarterfinals of the New York Golden Gloves last year. But for his day job, Rooney has worked as the Star Boxing publicist for the past 2½ years. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6197616
