Black Kobra

Dewey “Black Kobra” Cooper Two-time World Champion Kickboxer CEO & President of Head Trauma Records
“For over twenty years I have dreamt of winning championships and being successful in every endeavor, and I have achieved these. It never gets old to me. I still feel it in my stomach, my heart, and my mind. It’s my lifestyle. All the training, running, lifting, sparring, victories, losses, injuries, are all a part of my life, and I accept them happily. For me, it breaks down to the six D’s which I have followed throughout my career: Dedication, Determination, Desire, Discipline, Devotion, and Drive. With these, I will always be successful in whatever walks in life I take.” - Dewey “Black Kobra” Cooper
Dewey Cooper was born in Los Angeles, CA November 10, 1974. He started training in the Martial Arts in 1985. Fighting all over America in amateur kickboxing shows and karate tournaments, winning over twenty karate tournament championships, and two world amateur titles in Muay Thai Kickboxing. He compiled a record of 129 wins, 15 losses, 3 draws. After winning the World Amateurs in Thailand, he turned pro in 1996. He had always dreamt of someday becoming a K-1 fighter, the most prestigious fighting event in all martial arts. As a pro, he was undefeated in his first fifteen fights, with thirteen knockouts. This gained him notoriety and respect throughout the American Martial Arts community. In 1998 Cooper won his first professional world championship by unanimous decision, the W.K.C. (World Kickboxing Council). In 2000, he won his second pro world championship, the W.K.F. (World Kickboxing Federation). In 2002, he was finally selected to fight in the prestigious K-1 tournament. As a 16 to 1 underdog, he defeated four-time world-champion Jean Claude Leyer. Since, he has continued as a K-1 combatant. In 2004 Cooper reached the final match of the grueling K-1 tournament by defeating two of the world’s top kickboxers (Nobu Hayaoshi of Japan and Mighty Mo of Samoa) in one evening, then facing legendary four-time K-1 champion Michael McDonald in the finals match-up, losing by a close, split decision. His current kickboxing record currently stands at 44 wins (26 knockouts), 9 losses, 2 draws, 1 no-contest.
Cooper also turned his interests to professional boxing in 2002, and to this day holds an undefeated record of 15 wins (10 knockouts), no losses, 2 draws. He continues to strive for a championship belt in boxing, cruiserweight division to complement his championship accomplishments in kickboxing.
As Cooper developed himself as a fighter, he was solicited by numerous fighters to train, and he has been training fighters since 1995, and has been called a “world-class trainer” by some of the top trainers in the field, including Floyd Mayweather Sr. (Oscar DeLa Hoya’s trainer). Currently he is the head trainer of Jessica Rakoczy, who has won the last three of her six world championship belts in women’s boxing under his tutelage. As a pro trainer, his fighters have a combined a record of 21 wins (18 by KO), 2 losses.
As a hobby, Cooper has maintained an interest in music, as a songwriter, DJ, and immersion in the hip hop culture. He has DJ'ed at parties for TuPac, Paris Hilton, and many hip hop avenues throughout Las Vegas in the mid to late ‘90’s. His love of music has driven him to open a record label and help develop artists that he found to be extremely talented, for the world to enjoy. Corresponding the relevance of his lifestyle as a pugilist, he named his record company “Head Trauma Records.”