Al Haymon

Businessman

Birthday April 21, 1955

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Age 68 years old

Nationality United States

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1955

Al Haymon (born April 21, 1955) is an American businessman and boxing manager.

He was the manager of Floyd Mayweather Jr.. and has won the Boxing Writers of America Manager of the Year Award five times.

Haymon was raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and studied economics at Harvard.

He also has an MBA from Harvard.

His first career was in music promotion, where he promoted such acts as M. C. Hammer, New Edition, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige and Rick James.

He branched out to other entertainment areas, such as when he worked with Eddie Murphy.

1999

In 1999, he sold 50% of A. H. Enterprises to SFX Entertainment.

2000

Around 2000, Haymon ventured into boxing when he managed Vernon Forrest.

2005

Over the next decade, he gained considerable influence in boxing, mainly due to his connection to Floyd Mayweather Jr.. In 2005 and 2013, he won the Al Buck Award (Manager of the Year) from the Boxing Writers Association of America.

2015

Haymon founded Premier Boxing Champions, which held its first event in 2015.

Haymon is rarely seen and is almost never interviewed.

Fighters who are currently or were previously represented by Haymon include: