Daniel Dubois to settle legal dispute with Don King TODAY... with the British heavyweight set to receive almost £400,000 after previously accusing the legendary promoter of failing to pay him following his victory over Trevor Bryan in June
- Daniel Dubois beat Trevor Bryan in a WBA 'regular' title fight in June this year
- The event was promoted by Don King and took place in Miami, Florida
- Following the bout, Dubois claimed that King had failed to pay him his purse
- Dubois decided to sue King but has managed to avoid a messy legal battle
- The British heavyweight is now set to be paid nearly £400,000 by King
Daniel Dubois’ lawsuit against Don King should be settled today with the legendary promoter set to pay the British heavyweight a purse of nearly £400,000.
Dubois sued Don King Productions earlier this month, alleging that he had not been paid for his victory over Trevor Bryan in June.
It seemed a messy legal battle lay ahead but on Monday, King sent Dubois $319,561 (around £270,000) via his legal team.
A further payment of $134,700 (£114,000) is due to be paid on Tuesday at which point, Dubois’ lawyer Leon Margules told Sportsmail: ‘That will close it up, then I will dismiss the case.’
The British heavyweight, 24, captured the WBA ‘regular’ title with a fourth-round knockout of Bryan in Florida, on a show promoted by King.
King, who turned 91 last week, paid more than $3million to promote the event.
Dubois had been slated to earn $1.4million for the fight and he was said to be suing for between $938,274.32 (£773,000) and $463,274.32 (£382,000).
That disparity was down to uncertainty over whether 30 per cent of the purse ($420,000) had been paid to the IRS.
Once Dubois’ legal team confirmed that the taxman – and the WBA – had received their fees, a purse of $454,000 was agreed.