Nicole Duva Joins The Professional Fighters League

Duva will oversee all authorized contracts and compliance in addition to regulatory points

Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Claressa Shields to make her extremely anticipated PFL debut on June 10 – PFL 4 airs Thursday, June 10 in Primetime on ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN+

The Skilled Fighters League (PFL), the quickest rising and most revolutionary sports activities league, at the moment introduced that sports activities {industry} veteran Nicole Duva will be a part of the corporate’s govt staff as Director of Authorized and Enterprise Affairs. In her new position, Duva will proceed to spearhead the group’s COVID-19 compliance efforts, Fee relations in addition to different authorized and operational help wants to make sure the protection of the fighters and staff throughout their keep in Atlantic Metropolis, NJ.

Duva joins PFL after a decade spent working on the highest ranges of fight sports activities, rising from in-house counsel to Chief Working Officer and Normal Counsel at Most important Occasions, the storied boxing promotion firm based by her late father, Dan Duva. Whereas on the firm, Duva realized all the ins-and-outs of selling fight sports activities, working with fighters, venues, media, and broadcast companions around the globe.

“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of such an revolutionary and thrilling group such because the Skilled Fighters League,” mentioned Duva. “The PFL has really redefined MMA and continues to develop its efforts in additional methods than one. With its rapidly-growing enterprise, title model companions, world class expertise and continued international enlargement efforts, I’m wanting to get began.”

Whereas at Most important Occasions, Duva labored hand-in-hand with skilled athlete shoppers and company companions to steadiness competing calls for, guaranteeing satisfaction of all events in reference to stay televised occasions involving a number of stakeholders and contractors.

“Nicole brings a wealth of information and experience to the PFL and I’m excited to have her be a part of our household,” mentioned Skilled Fighters League CEO, Peter Murray. “She has confirmed to be a useful chief within the fight sports activities area all through her profession. Including such an impactful chief to our group wouldn’t have been doable with out the steerage of EVP of Enterprise Affairs and Normal Counsel Jim Bramson, and I look ahead to working with Nicole.

With the addition of world-class expertise – from elite fighters to established enterprise executives – and partnering with industry-leading manufacturers corresponding to Anheuser-Busch InBev, GEICO, CarParts.com and Socios, the PFL continues to speed up its international enlargement. Sports activities followers throughout greater than 160 international locations round world will be capable of tune in to PFL 4 and witness the extremely anticipated debut of Claressa Shields on June 10 in Atlantic Metropolis, NJ.