To protect professional boxers, California law requires that their managers be licensed by the state. Jos, who

To protect professional boxers, California law requires that their managers be licensed by the state. José, who was not licensed by the state, assumed the management of Marco, a professional boxer. José negotiated a contract for Marco with Everlast Promotions, Inc. José helped Marco resolve three lawsuits and unrelated tax problems so that he could continue boxing. When Marco stopped talking to José, the latter filed a suit in a California court.

Is this management contract enforceable? No. A contract with an unlicensed practitioner is not enforceable if the underlying purpose of the state’s licensing statute is to protect the______________ from unauthorized ______________. Here, the manager of a professional boxer must be licensed by the state. The purpose is to protect boxers. The state did not license José as a boxing manager, yet he conducted himself as the manager of a professional boxer. Because he acted without a ______________, the alleged contract with Marco is ______________.