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| Chauncey Pope Owner of Pope Promotions Photo Credit: Pope Promotions |
Press Release: February 11, 2014 By
Majestic Raven Entertainment And Pope Promotions- Chauncey Pope, Owner of Pope Promotions in Galveston, Texas has
long been a fan of combat sports. "My father was a fan of boxing and I
watched it with him since as long as I could remember. Even in Galveston back
in the 80s there were plenty of shows. But it was around 2002, that I really
learned more about the sport". In 2002, Pope who has practiced various
forms of martial arts met Felix Cora Sr(Father and manager of former NABF
cruiser-weight champion Felix Cora Jr.) who he credits as a big influence for
him in boxing.
"He (Felix, Sr.) taught me a lot about
boxing from the ground up. Everything from how to fix cuts, build confidence
and "bringing a guy back". He taught me stuff that you don't' learn
watching TV and reading news articles. It was a huge game changer for me."
Pope hopes to have Pope Promotions as a
difference maker and starting point for many of the talented boxers in the
Houston- Metro area. "This place (Galveston, Texas) is the birthplace of
the first black heavyweight champion of the entire world! Think about it.
Mohammed, Lennox, Iron Mike, even Joe Luis were all preceded by Jack Johnson.
He paved the way and he was from Galveston. Galveston is a great place to spend
your time in the spring and summer with plenty of activities. We
plan on being a part of it."
Even though he is not new to boxing and
understands the difficulty that many in the sport face, Chauncey is very
optimistic about the potential of his boxing entertainment career. "I
would be lying if I didn't say that I knew of the problems that boxing faces.
If you look at any of the high profile African American promoters or managers,
they get less than a positive review most of the time. I will admit there are
many flaws in the sport and I want my company to not be involved but to solve
the problems that fighters face in their career. Just because you pay the
fighters don't mean you own them or their career. My goals and my
job are to put on action packed and entertaining events for people period.
There are a lot of talented fighters in this area and I want to help them build
their career to title shots."
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