Kathy Duva
Kathy Duva is an American boxing promoter and current CEO of Main Events, a New Jersey-based boxing promotion company.[1]
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.[2]
Main Events[]
Kathy along with her husband Dan founded Main Events in 1979.[3] Early on in the company's history Kathy helped Dan sell tickets to fights at the Ice Palace in Totowa, New Jersey.[4]
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.[5]
Evan Holyfield[]
Duva and Main Events also represent Evan Holyfield, the son of retired world-champion boxer Evander Holyfield.[6]
Personal[]
Kathy is the widow of International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Dan Duva.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ "Boxing lawsuit aimed at powerful manager Al Haymon". Los Angeles Times. April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Kathy Duva". Montclair State University. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
- ^ "Duva feud reaches the courts". Associated Press. January 10, 2000.
- ^ "FAMILY FEUD Duvas take fighting out of ring after split decision last year". New York Daily News. August 13, 2000.
- ^ "Kathy Duva believes Sergey Kovalev can be next Atlantic City star". Ring Magazine. March 27, 2014.
- ^ "Kathy Duva explains why Main Events signed Evan Holyfield". WBN - World Boxing News. 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ "Main Events Doing Relatively Well". Los Angeles Times. April 25, 1999.
- ^ "Dan Duva". International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
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