Michelle Rosado, CEO of Raging Babe, is a lifelong boxing enthusiast, but to say that she’s passionate would be an understatement. She frequently recalls the tears she shed when Puerto Rican boxing legend Tito Trinidad was beaten by “The Executioner,” Bernard Hopkins. Rosado has channeled that passion and energy she felt as a fan into a career on the business side of the Sweet Science, and has gai
ned the respect and admiration of Hopkins and others along the way. Now a successful Radio Host, Boxing Promoter and Marketing Consultant, Rosado has found her niche in excelling at both the entertainment side of boxing, as well as the event and fighter marketing aspect of the male-dominated business. Rosado is the founder and host of “The Morning Punch-In with RB & Jae,” a groundbreaking Monday morning drive-time broadcast featuring edgy fighter interviews and bleeding edge news. The podcast has drawn acclaim throughout the industry, and has become a platform for boxing’s top talent to showcase its lighter side, while fielding sometimes tough questions from the knowledgeable Rosado. Dubbed the “Raging Babe” by the Phoenix New Times Magazine, Rosado parlayed the moniker into a successful boxing and lifestyle brand under the mentorship of “The First Lady of Boxing,” Jackie Kallen. Inspired by Kallen, who has managed six world champions, and whose life story was the basis for the Paramount Movie Against the Ropes, starring Meg Ryan, Rosado launched her passion project, the Raging Babe Brunch in 2012. Both a celebration of women in a male-dominated industry and a valuable networking event, the Brunch has grown from 12 attendees to more than 80, all with prominent roles at networks, promotional companies, governing bodies and other boxing organizations. It was around the same time that she launched her apparel line, which features t-shirts for male boxing fans and the underserved female boxing fan demographic. Rosado grew up in the Philadelphia-area watching boxing alongside her father, not knowing at the time that her boxing career would take her full circle, and that she would one day be working events in her old stomping grounds. Rosado gained invaluable experience and notoriety in promoting several sold-out events in Arizona, along and with Top Rank Boxing, and is widely credited with revitalizing boxing in the Valley of the Sun and Tucson. She then went on to work with Mayweather Promotions, and eventually returned to Philadelphia to work with Hall of Fame Promoter, Russell Peltz. She doesn’t punch the clock at the end of the day, and vacations and breaks are largely imposed upon her by her friends and family. She makes it look easy, and like everything she touches turns to gold. What’s unseen is the passion, hard work, ambition and humility that drive her success.
