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

^ "Boxing lawsuit aimed at powerful manager Al Haymon". Los Angeles Times. April 30, 2014.
^ Schilken, Chuck (2019-12-04). "Christy Martin and Bernard Hopkins headline Boxing Hall of Fame class". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
^ Tumin, Remy (2022-08-18). "Famous, but Not Free". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
^ "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.

External links

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[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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