Who is Carl King, Don King’s son?

Carl King is a boxing manager and the son of Don King. Carl King’s father is a prominent boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. His career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting “The Rumble in the Jungle” and the “Thrilla in Manila”. He has worked with top names including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Mike Tyson, and Azumah Nelson.

Carl King: Bio Summary

Who is Don King’s son Carl King?

Carl King was born in 1958 in the United States of America. He is 65 years old as of 2023. Carl is the adopted son of Don King and his late wife Henrietta King. He is Henrietta’s son from her first marriage. Carl has two half-siblings-  Deborah King and Eric King. Carl was overwhelmed by the “daily plethora of new experiences” he had growing up with notable public figures. Learning a lot from his father, he followed in his footsteps.

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Carl King loves Boxing like his father

Carl 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” Carl has worked very close with his famous father.

Don King’s son founded Monarch Boxing and became the sport’s youngest manager when he signed Michael “Dynamite” Dokes. Carl coached Dokes from his first professional fight to his undefeated reign as world heavyweight champion.

Carl King was named ‘Manager of the Year’ by the World Boxing Council in 1996, by the World Boxing Association in 1995 and 1996, and by the International Boxing Federation in 1996, 1997, and 1998. He was inducted into the National Boxing Hall of Fame, Class of 2019, and Indiana Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022.

Per his LinkedIn, he has worked in the sports and entertainment industry for over 40 years. He has managed over 35 World Champions and 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 one of the greatest fighters ever from the African Continent, Azumah Nelson.

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Carl made his television boxing analyst debut on September 19, 1998, during the world heavyweight title fight between Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield and Vaughan ‘Shake-n-Bake’ Bean at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, which was broadcast on KingVision, USSB, and DirecTV. Carl is still providing color commentary for a number of domestic and international boxing broadcasts. In 2001, Carl began doing Basketball Clinics for inner-city kids in nearby Miramar, Florida per reports. 

Where is Don King’s son now?

Carl King is still alive in the world of boxing and doing what he loves. It is unclear if he is married and has his own family. Carl, Don King’s stepson, is the only sibling working in the family business. His sister Deborah King is a Mental Health Addictions Therapist. Carl’s mother Henrietta King passed away in 2010.