Today’s guest is Jackie Kallen. Jackie is one of boxing's first and most successful female managers.

Her life was the inspiration for the 2004 movie Against the Ropes, starring Meg Ryan as Kallen.

She also worked as a consultant for Mark Burnett's reality TV series The Contender.

Kallen currently lives in the Detroit area and manages three professional boxers, including Bronco McKart and a prospect from the Philippines.

Kallen made her managerial debut with heavyweight Bobby Hitz in 1988. She managed her first champion in 1991, James Toney knocking out 

Michael Nunn in eleven rounds to win the IBF world Middleweight title. Another Kallen fighter, Bronco McKart, won the WBO world Jr. Middleweight 

title in 1996. Emanuel Steward inadvertently coached her without realizing that he was doing so.

Books: Between the Ropes, Hit Me with Your Best Shot: A Fight Plan for Dealing with All of Life's Hard Knocks.

Contact Jackie Kallen

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jackie-kallen-42098a7

Email: [email protected]

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