Buried in a 242-page deposition, part of a lawsuit brought forward by an aggrieved former employee of boxing promoter Greg Cohen and his firm Greg Cohen Promotions, lies an admission that calls into question the relationship between boxing promoters and the consultants they pay to elevate the profiles of fighters.
The lawsuit regards Clifford Mass, who claimed he paid $250,000 to invest in Greg Cohen Promotions and receive $72,000 per annum, but grew disenchanted and sued Greg Cohen as he sought to recoup his money.
What's interesting about the case is not Mass, per se, but the working arrangement Greg Cohen Promotions had with the little-known Sports Consulting Services, and the relationship that little-known company potentially had with the WBA — one of the four major sanctioning bodies in boxing.
Greg Cohen Promotions paid $17,250 to the Florida-based business, which Cohen described as "an international company that works very closely with the [sport's] sanctioning bodies."
"They are an advocate and lobbyist on behalf of various boxers, promoters, and managers," he said in sworn testimony.
Public records seen by Insider show Sports Consulting Services operated for just 13 months and...
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