(MAY 26) The weekend of June
11th, boxing's most influential women will gather for brunch in
the Big Apple for the 7th Raging Babe event of its kind, dubbed
New York, New York. Attendees will include promoters, network
executives, public relations representatives, referees, fighters
and others, and come from diverse backgrounds, cultures and
levels of experience. Women who have attended Raging Babe events
have networked, forged business and personal relationships and
have been inspired by the stories of success and persistence
shared by the hundreds of attendees over the past few years.
There may be no woman that better personifies a story of success
and persistence than Kathy Duva, who will be honored with the
Raging Babe Luminary Award at the brunch.
Duva, the CEO of Main Events, and a mother of three, has been
involved with boxing for nearly forty years, entering the
business while in college with her then boyfriend Dan Duva. The
Duvas teamed up to promote some of boxing's top talent over the
years under the Main Events banner, including Evander Holyfield,
Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitacker, Arturo Gatti and Fernando
Vargas, all while cultivating powerful relationships with HBO
and other networks. Kathy continued her husband's legacy after
his passing in 1996, becoming one of the most recognized figures
in boxing. Most recently, Duva and Main Events have developed
one of boxing's most avoided superstars in Sergey Kovalev.
"Kathy Duva is the perfect honoree for our first New York City
Brunch," said Raging Babe founder and namesake Michelle Rosado.
"Boxing, like the 'Concrete Jungle,' has so many hard edges, and
can be tough to navigate...but like New York City, it is full of
opportunity for the right type of person, and Kathy Duva is that
kind of person. She's a headstrong, smart and persistent woman,
who has an uncanny ability to endear people to her while not
taking any gruff from anyone. It's our honor to recognize her at
the brunch."
Past Raging Babe event honorees have included the "First Lady of
Boxing" Jackie Kallen, Public Relations ace Kelly Swanson, TV
trailblazer Claudia Trejo, heart transplant recipient Kennedy
Cunningham, Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Chief Operating Officer
Michelle Corrales-Lewis, and Golden Boy's Monica Sears. "It's a
privilege to stand in a room with women of this caliber," said
Rosado. "The Raging Babe Brunch started as a concept...something
we might try to do yearly, but it's become such a powerful and
valuable event for attendees, we're growing and doing more than
one event per year. We're able to do this because of the women
of boxing that continue to support the event, and of course,
thanks to our event partners.
The East Coast is well overdue for a Raging Babe Brunch, and I'm
so pleased to be able to work with our partners to bring the
event to New York City."
The Raging Babe Brunch is made possible by the generous support
of World Boxing Organization (WBO), War Tape, Box Stats, Boss
Case (owned and operated by Raging Babe Livvy Cunningham), World
Boxing Council (WBC) and Youth Fighting Forward.
For information on attending or sponsoring this prestigious
event, please contact michelle@ragingbabe.com.
