Hall of Fame boxing promoter Don King has sent a Cease & Desist letter to undefeated heavyweight boxer Christopher Lovejoy, claiming he is under an exclusive promotional agreement with Don King Promotions and not permitted to enter any future fights without King’s consent.
Recent media reports have stated that Lovejoy is currently in Germany and has agreed to face the WBA champion in recess Mahmoud Charr on May 15 in Hamburg, Germany. The letter demands that Lovejoy (19-0, 19 KOs), who had previously announced his retirement from boxing, not participate in the bout with Charr or any other future bout or opponent.
“It is unconscionable, illegal, and unethical for you to participate in this May 15, 2021 bout or any bout without DKP’s expressed, written permission and consent,” the letter from King’s lawyer’s states.
“Participating in any bout without DKP’s expressed written consent is … willfully breaching the Promotional Agreement and exposes those you have entered into agreement with for your services as a professional fighter to extreme legally liability, as they too are aware that you are under contract to DKP.”
The letter goes on to state, “If you have in fact signed to fight Charr as you proclaim and has been reported in these media reports, you have intentionally, willfully, and maliciously breached your exclusive, worldwide promotional agreement with DKP.”
Lovejoy, 37, lives and trains in Las Vegas. All 19 of Lovejoy’s pro fights since February of 2016 have taken place in Tijuana, Mexico.
Trevor Bryan recently won the WBA heavyweight title after Charr disregarded the WBA and was not allowed in the United States due to Homeland Security visa denial.
Darn! We were all so looking forward to this colossal matchup.
Christopher Lovejoy is on of today’s great heavyweight prospects. He has fought some tough fights against opponents with a combined record of 51 wins, 192 losses and 19 draws. Great stuff.
Christopher Lovejoy fought one guy with a winning record! Going to lose sleep missing this fight! Not!
Lovejoy gets beaten by charr
I can’t believe the word “unethical” would come from anyone representing Don King. King seems hell bent on making things difficult for Manuel Charr, and by proxy, Christopher Lovejoy. I’ve always heard of fighters fighting out of the country to escape their promotional obligations in the US. Is Lovejoy’s contract with King recognized internationally?
Don’t really understand what’s the score with King/Lovejoy.
It almost seems as though King doesn’t want to promote him but doesn’t want him to fight on another promotion either?
He was due to fight on a Matchroom show vs Dave Allen and he was there in the UK (I think the day before) when it all fell through.
you are correct. dk doesnt usually do much with his guys
What title are they fighting for anyway??
Its not the super, or the world or the gold!!
This event needs to be held in a tent..
If you fight a champion in recess and win does that mean you are the new champion in recess?
In the WBA, that makes you “Interim Interplanetary Champion.”
DK the father of boxing,treating his kids with lots of love!!
Exclusive contract with Don King means you fight every 10 years.
I don’t know either of those fighters (*I’ve seen Charr once or twice) well enough to root for either one, but 8 hope Lovejoy gets to fight. F Don King. He is good at stalling his fighters’ careers though out the years. Why people still sign with him is mind boggling. Does he have any pull in boxing any more?
How did DK ever stall?
Two questions: who is Christopher Lovejoy and how is Don King still alive?
Don King is alive because he is the only human being rejected, avoided by the coronavirus
Never heard of Lovejoy, but it’s unfortunate that he mistakenly associated himself with Don King. Lovejoy retired, which likely ended his contractual obligations with Don King. If not, I bet the terms of the contract were unconscionable or full of ambiguous/deceptive terms which unfairly favored Don King. This is his history in contractual relationships with fighters he controls. Good luck to Lovejoy. Don King needs to disappear.
If Lovejoy, is brave enough, he can win this. DKP, never find fights for these guys, check Stiverne, Bryan, Charr and the same Lovejoy, These guys are lucky if they get to fight once a year, so they have to look for jobs to support them and they family. The way i see it DPK are preventing that. Lovejoy needs to call their bluff, either sue them or just go ahead with his match. This is the second time in 6 months they have done that to Lovejoy ,and at his age he cannot afford to sit idle and broke. This company destroys fighters, i remember jr. welter Imam, he was knocking everybody out, then he foolishly joined DKP, and his career went down hill faster than Bolt. Why does fighters join these people?
UNCONSCIONABLE, AND UNETHICAL. who ever thought those would come from Don King.