Details About Jackie Kallen: Age, Wedding, Net Worth, Height



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Jackie Kallen is an American boxing manager and promoter. She has been credited with helping to increase the popularity of women’s boxing, and has managed or promoted several world champions in the sport.

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Kallen began her career as a journalist, writing for The Detroit Free Press and other publications. She later became involved in the boxing world, working as a publicist and then as a manager and promoter.

Kallen has been credited with helping to increase the popularity of women’s boxing, and has managed or promoted several world champions in the sport, including Christy Martin, Laila Ali, and Mia St. John. She has also appeared as a commentator on several boxing telecasts, including HBO’s Boxing After Dark.

Kallen has been married three times and has three children. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Early Life

Jackie Kallen was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 24, 1954. Her father, Harold, was a Jewish immigrant from Poland who worked as a salesman, and her mother, Sylvia, was a homemaker. Kallen has two older sisters, Arlene and Barbara.

Kallen’s interest in boxing began when she was a child, watching matches on television with her father. She later recalled that she was “mesmerized” by the sport, and began reading everything she could about it.

Kallen graduated from Mumford High School in Detroit in 1972. She then attended the University of Michigan, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English in 1976.

Career

After college, Kallen began her career as a journalist, writing for The Detroit Free Press and other publications. She later became involved in the boxing world, working as a publicist and then as a manager and promoter.

Kallen has been credited with helping to increase the popularity of women’s boxing, and has managed or promoted several world champions in the sport, including Christy Martin, Laila Ali, and Mia St. John. She has also appeared as a commentator on several boxing telecasts, including HBO’s Boxing After Dark.

Kallen has been married three times and has three children. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia