Louis John DiBella Jr. (born May 17, 1960) is an American

boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

promoter and television/film producer.

Education

DiBella is a graduate of

Regis High School (New York City) Regis High School is an American private Jesuit secondary school for Roman Catholic boys located on the Upper East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York. In 2017, Regis was ranked as the top Catholic high school in the U.S. ...

. He then continued his education at Tufts University before pursuing a

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degree at Harvard Law School.

Career

Boxing promotion

DiBella currently promotes the fighters

Regis Prograis Regis Prograis ( ; born January 24, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC super lightweight title since November 2022, and previously the WBA super lightweight title in 2019. As of February 2021, he is ranked as the world' ...

Tevin Farmer Tevin Farmer (born July 30, 1990) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF super featherweight title from 2018 to 2020. Farmer, who is right handed but fights in a southpaw stance, is known for his old school style and slick defensive ...

Sergiy Derevyanchenko Sergiy Vyacheslavovich Derevyanchenko ( uk, Сергій В'ячеславович Дерев'янченко, Serhiy V'yacheslavovych Derev'yanchenko, born 31 October 1985), is a Ukrainian professional boxer who has challenged three times for ...

Ivan Baranchyk Ivan Baranchyk (born 24 January 1993) is a Belarusian professional boxer who held the IBF light-welterweight title from 2018 to 2019. Professional career Baranchyk vs. Yigit Baranchyk amassed a record of 18-0 before entering season 2 of the ...

Richard Commey Richard Oblitey Commey (born 10 March 1987) is a Ghanaian professional boxer who held the IBF lightweight title in 2019. He previously held multiple regional lightweight titles including; the Ghanaian title in 2011; the ABU title in 2013; and th ...

George Kambosos Jr. George Kambosos Jr (born 14 June 1993) is an Australian professional boxer who held the WBA (Super), International Boxing Federation, IBF, World Boxing Organization, WBO and ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'' lightweight titles from 2021 to June 2 ...

, as well as prospects Oleksandr Teslenko and US Olympian Charles Conwell, among others. DiBella is an ardent supporter of women's boxing and his expanding roster of female fighters includes world champions

Amanda Serrano Amanda Serrano (born October 9, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. As a boxer, she is the unified featherweight world champion, having held the WBO title since 2019 and the WBC and IBO t ...

and Alicia Napoleon as well as

Heather Hardy Heather Hardy (born January 25, 1982) is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, she held the WBO featherweight title from 2018 to 2019. She is also a trainer, living and working in Brooklyn, New York. As of September ...

, Shelly Vincent,

Raquel Miller Raquel Elizabeth Miller (born February 15, 1985) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBA interim female super welterweight title since 2019. Professional career Miller made her professional debut on May 21, 2016, scoring a first ...

and Tiara Brown. He also promoted events that

Deontay Wilder Deontay Leshun Wilder (; born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020, making 10 successful defenses. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight ch ...

, the former WBC heavyweight champion, fights on. Past boxers represented by DiBella Entertainment include former WBC Middleweight champion Sergio Martínez, former middleweight world champions

Jermain Taylor Jermain Taylor (born August 11, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He remains the most recent undisputed middleweight champion, having won the WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, ''Ring'' magazine, a ...

and

Bernard Hopkins Bernard Hopkins Jr. (born January 15, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships in two weight clas ...

, former junior welterweight titlist

Paulie Malignaggi Paul "Paulie" Malignaggi (; ; born November 23, 1980) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017 and has since worked as a boxing commentator and analyst. He held world championships in two weight classes, including ...

, former WBC welterweight champion

Andre Berto Andre Michael Berto (born September 7, 1983) is a professional boxer who holds dual American and Haitian citizenship. He is a two-time former welterweight world champion, having held the WBC and IBF titles between 2008 and 2011, as well as the ...

and "Jo Jo" Dan.

Producer

DiBella expanded his boxing empire producing television content and films. In 2007, he produced the documentary ''Magic Man'', which depicted the life of

and his rise in the world of boxing. The documentary had its television premiere on Showtime and was later aired in the United Kingdom leading up to the Malignaggi vs.

Lovemore Ndou Lovemore Ndou (born 16 August 1971) is a South African-Australian solicitor and former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He held the IBF junior-welterweight title in 2007, and the IBO welterweight title from 2009 to 2010. ...

fight, where Malignaggi retained his title. In 2008, DiBella added the credit of executive producer to his list of accomplishments with the 2009 film '' Love Ranch'' starring

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and

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. The film was directed by

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. DiBella was also the associate producer on the film ''

The Fighter ''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer M ...

'', which was released in 2010 and based on the life of former DBE fighter "Irish" Micky Ward, starring

Mark Wahlberg Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), former stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, businessman, and former rapper. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Mark Wahlberg, multiple accolades, including a B ...

as Ward and

Christian Bale Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974) is an English actor. Known for his versatility and physical transformations for his roles, he has been a leading man in films of several genres. He has received various accolades, includin ...

as his trainer and brother Dickie Ecklund. The film won two

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for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. DiBella then established the television and film production company BK Blu. In its first year, the company premiered the film "TAPIA" at the LA Film Festival then later, premiered the documentary "MARAVILLA" at the Tribeca Film Festival, premiered the documentary "HARDY" at the DOC NYC Film Festival, and acquired the rights to a number of television and film projects currently in development. The "TAPIA" documentary, which was co-executive produced by DiBella and

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, premiered on HBO in December 2014.

Other ventures

As of May 5, 2017, DiBella also owns the

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Baseball AA Southern League affiliate, the

Montgomery Biscuits The Montgomery Biscuits are a Minor League Baseball team based in Montgomery, Alabama. They are the Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays and play in the Southern League. The team was founded in Orlando, Florida, in 1973 as the Orlando Twins ...

. The Biscuits' home field is

Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium is the home of the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League. The minor league baseball ballpark opened in Montgomery, Alabama in 2004. Located in downtown Montgomery, the stadium can host up to 7,000 people a nigh ...

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dibella, Lou 1960 births Living people American people of Italian descent Tufts University alumni Harvard Law School alumni Baseball executives American boxing promoters People from Brooklyn Regis High School (New York City) alumni American chief executives