Da Silva International

The company started with one client: 8 Time World Kickboxing Champion Peter "Sugarfoot" Cunningham, now considered to be the greatest kickboxer of all time. He went on to retire Undefeated with 50 wins and zero losses. The company quickly grew its roster of fighters to 13 World Champion Kickboxers, and earned a weekly kickboxing program on ESPN2. M... r. Cunningham, now an actor who has appeared in over 30 motion pictures including the Academy Award winning The Fighter as well as numerous television programs, is still a client for Da Silva International 29 years later. Cunningham left his then manager, the legendary Muhammed Ali, to join the then young aspiring sports agent Rui Antonio Da Silva. Along with negotiating fight deals that made him the highest-paid kickboxer in the world, Mr. Da Silva went on to negotiate film and television deals for Mr. Cunningham, including a 6-episode television series with HBO, a 3-picture deal with legendary directors Ridley and Tony Scott, a development deal with Disney, co-starring and guest starring roles in films such as Eye Spy with Eddie Murpy and Owen Wilson, Human Stain with Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins, and guest starring appearances in television series such as C.S.I. and Kung Fu , among many others. Mr. Da Silva also negotiated book deals on behalf of Mr. Cunningham, both of which have become best sellers in many countries and translated into several languages. The company continues to manage Mr. Cunningham's acting career along with other world champion fighters and has recently signed one of the world's top Soccer players, Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea in London, England. Da Silva International has also represented Martial Arts legends such as Chuck Norris, Jean Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal and others, booking their public appearances exclusively. Da Silva International has recently set up a new sports-marketing venture with leading American sports-marketing expert Tom Cordova and venture capitalist Ted Burns. The mandate of the new venture is to represent buyers ...Read More