Kathy Duva

Kathy Duva is an American boxing promoter and current CEO of Main Events, a New Jersey-based boxing promotion company.[1] In 2019 she was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[2][3]

Early life

Duva graduated from Montclair State College with a BA in English. Prior to joining Main Events Duva worked as a reporter covering women's sports at the New York Daily News.[4]

Main Events

Kathy along with her husband Dan founded Main Events in 1979.[5] Early on in the company's history Kathy helped Dan sell tickets to fights at the Ice Palace in Totowa, New Jersey.[6]

Sergey Kovalev

Perhaps Duva's best known client and current Main Events fighter is former Light-Heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev. Duva signed Kovalev in 2012 following his 2nd round KO of Darnell Boone.[7]

Evan Holyfield

Duva and Main Events also represent Evan Holyfield, the son of retired world-champion boxer Evander Holyfield.[8]

Personal

Kathy is the widow of International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Dan Duva.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Boxing lawsuit aimed at powerful manager Al Haymon". Los Angeles Times. April 30, 2014.
  2. ^ Schilken, Chuck (2019-12-04). "Christy Martin and Bernard Hopkins headline Boxing Hall of Fame class". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  3. ^ Tumin, Remy (2022-08-18). "Famous, but Not Free". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
  4. ^ "Kathy Duva". Montclair State University. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Duva feud reaches the courts". Associated Press. January 10, 2000.
  6. ^ "FAMILY FEUD Duvas take fighting out of ring after split decision last year". New York Daily News. August 13, 2000.
  7. ^ "Kathy Duva believes Sergey Kovalev can be next Atlantic City star". Ring Magazine. March 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Kathy Duva explains why Main Events signed Evan Holyfield". WBN - World Boxing News. 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  9. ^ "Main Events Doing Relatively Well". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 1999.
  10. ^ "Dan Duva". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 29, 2014.


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