Dino Duva (born August 28, 1958 in

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promoter. Duva is the son of trainer/manager

Lou Duva Louis Duva (May 28, 1922 – March 8, 2017) was an American boxing trainer, manager and boxing promoter who handled nineteen world champions. The Duva family promoted boxing events in over twenty countries on six continents. Duva was inducted in ...

, and the younger brother of the late

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 notabl ...

. The Duvas have been given the title of ''"the first family of boxing"''. Dino Duva has promoted boxing events worldwide, and was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall Of Fame in 1999. He is the former president of his family's '

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' boxing promotions. After leaving Main Events in 2000, he founded, with his father, 'Duva Boxing' in

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, which has become a major promoter; he is its current president. Duva Boxing represents former WBC

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of the World,

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, WBO Cruiserweight Champion

Ola Afolabi Olawale O. "Ola" Afolabi (born 15 March 1980) is an English professional boxer. He is a two-time former WBO interim cruiserweight champion, as well as a two-time former IBO cruiserweight champion. Nicknamed "Kryptonite", Afolabi was known i ...

, cruiserweight contender

Darnell Wilson Darnell Wilson (born September 22, 1974) is an American boxer. He challenged once for the WBA World Cruiserweight title in 2008. He is perhaps best remembered for his brutal left-hook knockouts of Emmanuel Nwodo and David Rodriguez. Backgro ...

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heavyweight Mike Marrone, and James De la Rosa. In December 2006,

Don King Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the ...

purchased a 50% interest in Duva Boxing for an undisclosed financial sum. However, Duva still runs Duva Boxing as a separate entity. The merging of "The Duvas" and "The King" drew media and press attention.

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1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Paterson, New Jersey American people of Italian descent American boxing promoters American male boxers 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-boxing-bio-stub