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When Heavyweights Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury met in July of 2011 for the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight championships both were unbeaten as professionals, yet also untested on the world level of the sport. In what was an entertaining fight it was Fury who outworked Chisora who faded down the stretch in route to a twelve round unanimous decision. An argument could be made that the fight between the two British Heavyweights established both as players in the division. In the near three years since that encounter both fighters have gone on to establish themselves as top contenders. Dereck Chisora went on to challenge Vitali Klitschko for the WBC world championship and frankly gave the champion a much more difficult fight than some had expected in defeat. Chisora would then go on to suffer a knockout loss at the hands of two division world champion David Haye in July of 2012. Following three straight losses including a controversial decision loss to undefeated co...

Chauncey Pope Owner of Pope Promotions Photo Credit: Pope Promotions Pres s 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." ...

Undefeated unified WBA/IBO Middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin clearly has established himself as one of Boxing’s hottest rising stars. Coming off an extremely active 2013 where Golovkin scored four impressive knockout victories in title defenses over Gabriel Rosado, Nobuhiro Ishida, Matthew Macklin, and Curtis Stevens there was little doubt that anticipation of a unification showdown with WBC world champion Sergio Martinez who is widely considered the number one fighter in the Middleweight division would gradually begin to stir. It is not hard to understand why there would be an anticipatory feeling among Boxing experts and fans alike of what would surely be a potential big money pay-per-view attraction. From a promotional standpoint the idea of Martinez, who has been at or near the top of the division since defeating Kelly Pavlik for his first Middleweight world championship in 2010 facing a fighter with a near 90% career knockout percentage and a 100% knockout p...

Adversity be damned.   Both Luis Collazo and Victor Ortiz have had their fair share of disappointments in their careers. In this fight both would face adversity down seeking to regain their standing in the sport of Boxing. Collazo, the former WBA Welterweight champion has been one of the cornerstones of the division for several years, despite being highly skilled and a former world champion one might argue that Collazo might be more known as a fighter who has had decisions go against him in notable fights with both Ricky Hatton and Andre Berto. Following his loss to Berto in a fight that he lost by one point on two judges scorecards, Collazo has not been seen on the sport’s marquee stage. Collazo however, despite the setbacks has always been a fighter who will give anyone in the Welterweight division a difficult fight. Luis Collazo is still a world-class boxer and definitely a threat to anyone who might oppose him. Since his most recent loss, a ten round unanimous...