WBC Boxing: Don King Wins Purse Bid For Chad Dawson vs. Adrian Diaconu

From the office of WBC President Jose Sulaiman:

The winner of the purse offer for WBC light heavyweight world champion Chad Dawson’s mandatory title defense against Adrian Diaconu was Don King Productions with a bid of $1,385,000.

The other promoters who bid were: Gary Shaw Promotions with $1,300,000, Gankor Promotions with $1,100,000, and Interbox with $454,000.