
Don King became the face of boxing in the twentieth century and is still active in representing boxers. His first major achievement was traveling to Zaire to negotiate with local authorities to bring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman together in what is now the Republic of Congo for “Rumble in the Jungle,” a fight that sparked controversy in 1973 and is still regarded as one of the best in history.
“Thrilla in Manila,” Ali’s third fight against Joe Frazier, was an exciting battle that took place in the Philippines and will be remembered by boxing fans forever. By winning those fights, King demonstrated that he was capable of great things, and the boxing industry began to tip the scales in favor of the man born on August 20, 1931, in Ohio, who became the king. The promoter’s hand catapulted hundreds of boxers to fame.
Who are Don King’s Children?
While King was make waves in the world of boxing, he was also a family man- a husband and a father. Don King was married to Henrietta King. The couple got married in 1959 and became parents of three children – Deborah King, Carl King, Eric King. Unfortunately, Henrietta King passed away in 2010 after a battle with stomach cancer. Who are Don King’s children?
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Deborah King is the only daughter of Don King

Deborah King was born in 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. She is 62 years old as of 2023. She earned her Doctorate degree from Trinity International University of Ambassadors in Duluth Georgia according to Wuntumedia. Deborah is actively pursuing her own opportunities in and outside of boxing.
She worked as a consultant for her father at Don King Productions and as a sports manager for several boxing champions. Don King’s daughter also founded the management firm Deb-b King which was a driving force behind the Ice Breaker Tour, which featured the late Tupac Shakur, The Ghetto Boys Reunion Tour, and the Bad Boy Entertainment Tour (featuring Notorious BIG), all of which took place in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Don King’s daughter struggled with drug addiction and was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation instead of jail, in August 2006 after pleaded guilty in court charges of cocaine possession according to Starbeacon reports. After a successful time in rehab Deborah King founded Limitless Life Recovery and Holistic Group to use her own personal battle with drug addiction to help others with similar problems and also get their life on track. She is a mother of two children.
Carl King is the adopted son of Don King
Carl King is Henrietta King‘s son from her previous marriage. Carl has been working very close with his father King. He recalled how he developed a love for the sport of boxing at a very young age. “When I was 8, my dad bought me a pair of boxing gloves to play with,” Carl told tw3entertainment. “When I was in the seventh grade, before my dad had ever promoted a boxing match, I wrote a paper called History of Boxing in the Heavyweight Division.” He went on to say- “I received an “A” on that paper, While still only a freshman in college”
As a Boxing manager, Don King’s son Carl King has managed big names in the industry including Michael ‘Dynamite’ Dokes, ‘Terrible’ Time Witherspoon, Carlos ‘Sugar’ DeLeon, Greg Page, Tony Tubbs, Tony Tucker, Frankie ‘ The Surgeon’ Randall, James ‘Bonecrusher’ Smith and Azuma Nelson.
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Carl King has left his name in the world of boxing just like his father. He was named ‘Manager of the Year’ in 1996 by the World Boxing Council, 1995 and 1996 by the World Boxing Association, and 1996, 1997, and 1998 by the International Boxing Federation. In 2019, he was inducted into the National Boxing Hall of Fame, and in 2022, he was inducted into the Indiana Boxing Hall of Fame.

Eric King is the oldest child of Don King
Eric King is the oldest child of the legendary boxing promoter Don King. He is 70 years old as of 2023. Per the New York post, Eric lives in Texas and works as a mortgage broker. Per the Outlet, Eric King was charged with owing more than $300,000 in unpaid child support, which led to an arrest in January 2000. Eric was accused of owing child support for the 9-year-old daughter Natalie, he had with a New York woman named Carril.
The Outlet also reported that, he is married to Marilyn Williams, Muhammad Ali’s sister-in-law whom he fell in love with at a boxing match in Las Vegas. The couple got married on New Year’s Day 2000. As of 2023, Don King is 92 years old and aside his three children, he also has five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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