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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