American boxing promoter
Kathy Duva is an American boxing promoter and current CEO of Main Events , a New Jersey -based boxing promotion company.[ 1] 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] 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 .
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