Robert “Bob” Arum ( born Robert “Bob” Arum ; December 8, 1931, New York , USA ) is an American lawyer, boxing promoter and businessman. Founder of the promotion company Top Rank Promotions . Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame .
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| Birth name | Robert Arum |
| Date of Birth | December 8, 1931 (87 years old) |
| Place of Birth | New York , NY , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | lawyer , boxing promoter , businessman |
| Spouse | ? (divorce) Catch Dubuff (1991 - n.a . ) |
| Children | From the first marriage: John Arum (dead) Richard Arum Elizabeth Arum Stepsons from the second marriage: Todd Dubuff Dena Dubuff |
Biography
Born December 8, 1931 in Brooklyn ( New York ) in a Jewish family [1] . He studied at the school of Erasmus [2] New York University and Harvard Law School . He worked in the office of the district attorney in New York, in the Department of Justice [3] .
First participated in a boxing match in 1962 ( Floyd Patterson - Sonny Liston I) [4] .
In 1973 he founded the promotion company Top Rank Promotions , which organizes boxing fights.
During his career, Arum has organized more than 400 fights for the world title. He worked with such well-known boxers as Mohammed Ali , Joe Frazier , George Foreman , Marvin Hagler , Roberto Duran , Alexis Arguello , Carlos Monson , Thomas Hearns , Julio Cesar Chavez , Sugar Ray Leonard , Oscar De La Hoya , Eric Morales , Miguel Cottages , Miguel Cottages Floyd Mayweather Jr. , Manny Pacquiao and many others [4] .
Family
Arum has three children from his first marriage: sons John Arum and Richard Arum and daughter Elizabeth Arum [5] . John died in 2010, at the age of 49. He died during a mountain climb to the top of Storm King, near Seattle [6] [7] . In 1991, Bob married Lovi Dubuff, who had a son, Todd, and a daughter, Dan, from another marriage [8] [9] .
Recognition
- Included in the World Boxing Hall of Fame .
- In 1999 he was included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Arum, one of the most influential promoters, is still in the game. Part I .
- ↑ Famous alumni .
- ↑ ARUM IS PROVEN RINGMASTER unspecified .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Bob Arum .
- ↑ The toughest time for Bob Arum .
- ↑ John Arum, 49, found dead .
- ↑ Found the body of the son of Bob Arum .
- ↑ Todd DuBoef and the Future of Boxing .
- ↑ Son Missing, Arum Skips Promotion .
Links
- Profile on BoxRec
- James B. Roberts, Alexander G. Skutt. The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book . - McBooks Press, 2006 .-- S. 693-694. - 782 p. - ISBN 1590131215 .