According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Former two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga has been pulled off a February 21st card in Rhode Island due to a promotional dispute with Don King.
“Your actions constitute a knowing, intentional and unjustified tortious interference with the agreement,” King attorney Cornelius “Carl” Lewis wrote to Burchfield in the letter, which was obtained by ESPN.com. “As such and contracts Mayorga has entered into with or for you are void. My client has not and does not give you permission to negotiate on behalf of Mayorga or engage him, directly or indirectly, in any professional fights. You are hearby noticed to immediately cease and desist your actions and to have no further communication and/or business dealings of any kind on behalf of Mayorga.”
“Don’s got some answering to do in court,” said Mayorga’s manager Ivaylo Gotzev told ESPN.com. “The contract is over, according to the contracts I’ve seen. Now it’s up to the courts to see who is right or wrong. You can’t prey on expired contracts. Ricardo Mayorga never retired. The contract ran out. But everything happens for a reason. It’s time for Don to deal with the repercussions of his actions. Mayorga will continue with his career but Don has caused monetary damages and is stopping this man from working and from making a living to support his family.
“Don doesn’t even promote shows anymore. All he does is kill careers. He signs guys and doesn’t promote fights or fighters anymore. He doesn’t live up to his part of the bargain. He has had many breaches of the contract and yet he still claims Mayorga has a deal with him, even though it expired.”