Al Haymon (born April 21, 1955) is an American businessman and boxing manager. He was the manager of

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and has won the Boxing Writers of America Manager of the Year Award five times.

Early life

Haymon was raised in

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, and studied

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. He also has an MBA from

Music career

His first career was in music promotion, where he promoted such acts as

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and Rick James. He branched out to other entertainment areas, such as when he worked with

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. In 1999, he sold 50% of A. H. Enterprises to

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Boxing career

Around 2000, Haymon ventured into boxing when he managed Vernon Forrest. Over the next decade, he gained considerable influence in boxing, mainly due to his connection to

In 2005 and 2013, he won the

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(Manager of the Year) from the

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. Haymon founded Premier Boxing Champions, which held its first event in 2015. Greg Bishop, formerly of the ''New York Times'' and now of ''Sports Illustrated,'' suggests that Haymon functions as both promoter and manager, against the principles of the

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, which was designed to separate boxing promoters from boxing managers. He has also been criticized by fans and writers alike for the inactivity of many of his fighters. Haymon is a mysterious figure in boxing, he is rarely seen at fights or press conferences, and has never been interviewed by any sports media in 25 years. In 2017, he was the subject of
detailed feature by www.ringobserver.com

Notable client list

Fighters who are currently or were previously represented by Haymon include: * Dominic Breazeale (since 2012) *

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(since 2014) * Joe Joyce (2018–2019) * Josesito López (since 2012) *

(since 2006) * Luis Ortiz (since 2017) *

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(since 2018) *

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(since 2014) *

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(since 2018) * Andy Ruiz Jr. (since 2019) * Errol Spence Jr. (since 2012) *

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* Cristobal Arreola * Jean-Pierre Augustin *

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* Adrien Broner *

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* Chris Colbert * Danny García * Amir Khan *

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* Julio César Chávez Jr. * Peter Quillin *

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* Hugo Centeno Jr. *

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* Jarrett Hurd * Domonique Dolton *

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* Anthony Peterson * Seth Mitchell * Gary Russell Jr. * Dominic Wade *

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* Sakio Bika * Vernon Forrest * Leonard Bundu * Artur Szpilka * Lamon Brewster *

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* J'Leon Love * Omar Figueroa *

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* John Molina, Jr. * Lucas Matthysse * Chris Pearson *

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* Robert Guerrero *

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* Travis Kauffman * Rances Barthelemy * Semajay Thomas * Roberto García *

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* Anthony Dirrell * Andrzej Fonfara *

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* Eddie Chambers * Gerald Washington * Julian Williams * Sergey Lipinets * Mark Magsayo * Eumir Marcial

References

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