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Jackie Kallen (born Jackie Kaplan, April 23, 1946) is one of boxing's first and most successful female managers. Her life was the inspiration for the 2004 film Against the Ropes, starring Meg Ryan as Kallen,[1][2] in which she had a brief speaking role as a reporter. She also worked as a consultant for Mark Burnett's reality TV series The Contender.[3]
Kallen was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the Non-Participant category as part of the class of 2024.[4]
- ^ "IMDB: Against the Ropes".
- ^ Ebert, Roger (2013-02-05). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 4–. ISBN 9780740792199. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Jackie Kallen joins NBC's 'The Contender' as "den mother" for aspiring boxers". Reality TV World. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ^ Joseph Santoliquito (2023-12-07). "Diego Corrales and Ricky Hatton top the 2024 Hall of Fame Class". The Ring. Retrieved 2024-06-13.