The International Boxing Hall of Fame inducted Bob Yalen as part of their class of 2022 this past week. The ceremony enshrined Yalen’s name among boxing’s all-time great fighters, coaches, promoters and executives.
Yalen is a former Director of Boxing for ABC Sports, Director of Programming and Acquisitions at ESPN and producer for NBC Sports Olympic boxing coverage in 1996 and 2000. Yalen also worked as a consultant for SHOWTIME, CBS Sports and Fox Sports.
In 2018 he became the President and CEO of MTK Global.
Yalen stepped down from that position in April, shortly after the US government sanctioned suspected mob boss Daniel Kinahan.