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Ex-Champ Takes Swing At Don King Productions

Law360, New York (September 30, 2009) -- Former World Boxing Association light heavyweight champion Virgil "Quicksilver" Hill has hit Don King Productions Inc. with a suit accusing the company of failing to live up to its obligations under a 2003 agreement to schedule six boxing matches for Hill, and pay the boxer at least $50,000 per fight.

Hill filed the one-count complaint on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The promotional contract at issue specifically requires litigation between the parties...

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