By Przemek Garczarczyk
Don King Productions is taking measures to halt the scheduled bout for the WBC cruiserweight title bout between Ilunga “Junior” Makabu and Michal Cieslak on January 25 in The Democratic Republic of The Congo.
According to a “cease and desist” letter sent from DKP attorney Cornelius “Carl” Lewis to the WBC, DKP is Makabu’s exclusive promoter for any and all of Makabu’s professional boxing matches throughout the world and no one, other than DKP, is authorized to engage Makabu’s services. In addition to canceling the bout, DKP demands that the WBC make the cancellation public on their website and notify the organizers of the event that the WBC is not sanctioning the bout and that the bout is to be immediately canceled.
“Please be assured that we take this matter very seriously and intend to protect DKP’s rights,” the letter warns.
Don King does not even promote fights anymore this is what he does. He signs fighters, puts them on the shelf, starves them financially and then when they go fend for themselves, he sues to block them from fighting just so that he can get a big settlement. I don’t understand why people continue to sign with DKP.
Brian K. Johnson thankyou
DK needs a dime.DK is a living saint,always does the best for his fighters.IM doesnt understand this.
Don King is a dinosaur of the 1980’s and 90’s. While he did have some great boxing cards in the 90’s while Tyson was inactive, he also may have done the sport a lot of harm in his contract with boxers. rather ironic when we consider that King really got famous of a fight that happened in the same city that this WBC Cruiserweight fight is supposed to happen. I had wrote earlier, that I would not be surprised that this fight does not take place.
Lol Good luck stopping this fight in the Democratic Republic of The Congo. Lol
Sounds like a civil matter betweens dkp and Makabu to me
Scum is as scum does