Born on October 4, 1959 in Pittsburgh, PA. Iole graduated from Point Park College with a degree in Journalism & Communications in 1981.
He began his writing career while matriculated in 1979 and spent the next 46 years as a full-time journalist. Prior to relocating to Las Vegas, his byline appeared in Free Press (Burlington, VT) and the Valley News Dispatch (Tarentum, PA). He wrote for the Las Vegas Review Journal for 17 years (1990-2007) covering major fights and winning several awards including 1999 Outstanding Journalist from the Nevada Press Association. In 2007 he created and led the combat sports section at Yahoo Sports, covering boxing and MMA for 17 years. He ran his own site, KevinIole.com, starting in 2024 until his retirement in 2025.
Regarded as one the most proficient and prolific boxing journalists, Iole won the 2007 Nat Fleischer Award for Excellence in Boxing Journalism from the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Born: Oct. 4, 1959
Induction: 2026
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