Kathy Duva is an American boxing promoter and current

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of Main Events, a

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-based boxing promotion company. In 2019 she was elected to the

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Early life

Duva graduated from

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with a BA in English. Prior to joining Main Events Duva worked as a reporter covering women's sports at the ''

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''.

Main Events

Kathy along with her husband Dan founded Main Events in 1979. Early on in the company's history Kathy helped Dan sell tickets to fights at the Ice Palace in

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. Duva signed Kovalev in 2012 following his 2nd round KO of Darnell Boone.

Evan Holyfield

Duva and Main Events also represent

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, the son of retired world-champion boxer

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Personal

Kathy is the widow of

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Dan Duva Dan Duva (7 November 1951 – 30 January 1996) was an American boxing promoter who promoted or co-promoted over 100 world championship fights through his family-run business, Main Events. Under his leadership Main Events promoted such notab ...

References

External links

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