50 ANDREY RYABINSKY
Despite the retirement of his former fighters like Alexander Povetkin and Denis Lebedev, entrepreneur turned boxing promoter Ryabinsky remains a key figure in the sport via his company World of Boxing. Crucially promotes Dmitry Bivol.
49 GEORGE ROSE
These are heady times for Australian boxing and Rose is one of the most prominent figures on the scene Down Under. As the head of No Limit Boxing, he promotes the likes of Tim Tszyu, Liam Wilson and Sam Goodman.
48 KIM SUMBLER
As executive director of the New York State Athletic Commission, Sumbler has overseen the implementation of new policies around concussion and head injuries in boxing and other combat sports. The city, too, plays host to some of the biggest fights in the sport.
47 JEFF MULLEN
Following the retirement of Bob Bennett after nearly a decade at the helm, Mullen took over from him as the Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director. Despite boxing’s recent shift of power to the Middle East, Las Vegas remains a major destination for huge fights.
46 LEE EATON
One of the world’s busiest managers, with fighters from all over the world, there are not many shows where Eaton is not involved in some capacity. Had been promoter for the now-defunct MTK Global before they ceased operations due to “unprecedented levels of unfair scrutiny and criticism since the sanctioning by the US government of Daniel Joseph Kinahan”.
45 LUIS DECUBAS
The son of the Hall of Fame promoter of the same name, DeCubas Jnr was very much born into boxing and has become an integral part of Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions operation. He works very closely with Haymon’s company while also managing a number of high profile fighters too.
44 BRUCE TRAMPLER
The revered matchmaker for Top Rank, Trampler has been in the International Hall of Fame
