Kellie Maloney

Kellie Maloney (born Francis Maloney, 23 January 1953) is an English boxing manager and promoter, and television personality. She managed Lennox Lewis, who earned the title of undisputed heavyweight championship of the world under Maloney, between 1989 and 2001. This made Maloney the first Briton to manage a British heavyweight champion in almost a century, according to the BBC.

Kellie Maloney
Maloney in 2015
Born
Francis Maloney

(1953-01-23) 23 January 1953
Peckham, London, England
Occupations
  • Boxing promoter
  • television personality
Years active1989–present
Children3

In August 2014, Maloney announced that she wished to be known as "Kellie" and that she was undertaking gender reassignment. Maloney later appeared in the fourteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother in August 2014. She has been described as one of the most well-known transgender people in Britain.

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