Gary Shaw, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gary Shaw Productions, LLC, is one of boxing’s most successful promotion companies, which he founded in 2002. The only major promoter with a regulatory background, Shaw began his professional affiliation with boxing in 1971, when he was appointed Inspector to the New Jersey State Athletic Control Commission (NJSAC) by the chairman, former World Heavyweight Champion Jersey Joe Walcott.

Mr. Shaw’s 28-year tenure with NJSAC included a promotion to Chief Inspector followed by his nomination by Governor Florio and confirmation by the State Senate to the Board, formerly the NJSAC, a position he held until 1999, when he became the Chief Operating Officer of Main Events, another premier boxing promotional company.

Mr. Shaw has promoted or co-promoted many of the biggest grossing fights in boxing history, including Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson, the biggest grossing pay-per-fight with 1.8 million PPV buys, generating approximately $103 million in gross PPV revenue; Felix Trinidad vs. Fernando Vargas; Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko; Winky Wright vs. Felix Trinidad; Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo and Shane Mosley vs. Winky Wright.

Shaw has also promoted or co-promoted many of our generation’s greatest world champions, including: Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Shane Mosley, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Winky Wright, Manny Pacquiao, and Diego Corrales.