Join The First Lady of Boxing Jackie Kallen for a virtual meet and greet on FanRoom Live with Host Jae Benjamin, Co-Host Stacey Toy and guest Co-Host Maxim Model Sherry Nelson on Thursday July 22nd at 6 PM PST/ 9 PM EST.
Jackie Kallen is an accomplished boxing manager, and promoter and the first female boxing manager in history. She has taken down all sorts of barriers and hurdles in this male-dominated profession and she thrived in it. As one of the most successful managers ever, she discovered a young fighter named James Toney and steered him to three world championships.
Her new show ‘Out of the Ring with Jackie Kallen’ airs Monday Nights featuring legendary heavyweights, champions, and professionals in the boxing industry. Boxing fans will be entertained, inspired, and properly informed about what takes place outside the ring. Kallen is also hosting private virtual screenings for fans to get upfront and personal with the show’s guests.
She is the first female inductee to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. Kallen’s life story has been documented in a feature film, Against the Ropes: starring – Meg Ryan. Jackie Kallen is the world’s most successful female boxing manager and the inspiration for the film. Kallen has an incredible life story of defeating the odds and never accepting failure as an option. As the first and most successful female boxing manager, she thrived in a male-dominated profession filled with major barriers and hurdles. A journalist-turned-publicist for Thomas Hearns and Detroit’s Kronk Boxing Team, Kallen spent ten years learning the ropes of the boxing world. As a manager, she groomed James Toney to become a world champion shortly after launching her business. She attributes her success to persistence, focus, and adapting to change.
FanRoom Live is a digital platform that connects actors, authors, comedians, athletes, and celebrities to their fans in an intimate platform of virtual events conducted like “town-hall” meetings. FanRoom Live events feature Q&A sessions, giving fans access never experienced before.
FanRoom is the brilliant collaboration of an actor/producer, talent agent and celebrity event producer in response to the pandemic that stilled the entertainment industry. Fighting boredom, depression and isolation, the public is hungry for normalcy. Cedric the Entertainer, award-winning actor, producer, and comedian, Mich Faulkner, CEO of 123 Talent, and Jeff Krauss, President of event production and entertainment company IE Group, designed a new reality. They brought on Host and CO-EP Jae Benjamin, as well as, CO-EP and Co-Host, Stacey Toy. Pooling their talents and resources, they created a solution for staying home and social distancing while getting an intimate entertainment fix for eager fans. Artists connect with fans in ways never possible before. FanRoom Live became an instant success. Previous guests of FanRoom Live include Cedric The Entertainer, Ice T & Coco, CJ Ramone, Paul Wight, George Lopez, D.L. Hughley, Brant Daugherty, Holland Roden, Kurt Angle, Jake The Snake Roberts, Richard Kline, and George Wayne the former Vanity Fair scribe.
Get your FanRoom Live tickets to meet Jackie Kallen on Thursday, July 22nd at 6 PM PST/ 9 PM EST by going to https://www.fanroomlive.com
