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5 unusual facts about Jerome Utley


Jerome Utley

From 1931 to approximately 1948, he had an ownership interest in the Hotel Playa Ensenada, later renamed the Hotel Riviera del Pacífico, a luxury hotel in Baja California, Mexico.

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During World War II, the hotel as used as a military headquarters to guard against a Japanese attack on the United States through Baja California.

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He also briefly had a partnership with Jack Dempsey as a boxing promoter which included promoting the 1933 heavyweight championship match between Max Schmeling and Max Baer.

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In his later years, Utley was best known for his role as the owner of the Hotel Playa Ensenada, later renamed the Hotel Riviera del Pacífico.

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Dempsey and Utley were the promoters of the June 1933 heavyweight championship match between Max Schmeling and Max Baer.



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