Jay Deas
Board member · Research Adviser — Training and Event Operations
Biography
Jay Deas has been a defining figure in boxing leadership for over 30 years, having staged more than 112 events across Alabama since 1995. An internationally recognized Olympic coach, trainer, and manager, Deas developed former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder from his first day in the gym in 2005 to an Olympic Bronze medal in Beijing (2008) and the World Heavyweight Championship in 2015. He provides the Board with senior expertise in event operations, athletic governance, and elite sports performance.
Role at Fight Medicine Research Institute
- Roles
- Board member; Research Adviser — Training and Event Operations
- Responsibility
- Advise on fighter consultation, training and event feasibility, participant burden, and operational implementation of research procedures.
- Board
- Independent member.
- Expertise
- Boxing event operations; Coaching and athlete development; Training and management