TEOFIMO LOPEZ claims he has been “fired” by promoter Turki Alalshikh – just weeks after his Riyadh Season debut.
The 27-year-old lightweight had looked set to sign up for a showdown with Devin Haney in August.
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Teofimo Lopez claims he has been fired by promoter Turki AlalshikhCredit: Getty
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The two-weight world champion beat Arnold Barboza Jr earlier this monthCredit: Getty
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Alalshikh was ringside to watch Lopez win in New YorkCredit: Getty
Lopez’s team reportedly agreed to the bout in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
But the two-weight world champion took to social media last night to bizarrely call out Alalshikh.
In one tweet, he wrote: “I just got fired, guys.
“However, before things get better, bad things must happen first! #Resurrection.”
Earlier in the evening, Lopez uploaded a snap of himself pretending to beg on the street.
Holding a small dog in the picture, he held up a sign that said: “$1-a-day keeps the haters away.”
Boxing insider Dan Rafael claims Lopez’s posts have put his fight with Haney “in jeopardy”.
Rafael wrote on X: “Per three sources involved, Teofimo Lopez-Devin Haney was agreed to Tuesday night, but not signed, for Aug. 16 in Riyadh at 145 pounds.
“But fight is now in jeopardy after Teofimo’s tweet storm.”
Alalshikh did not respond directly to Lopez’s comments, instead cryptically writing on X: “Maturity is to realise, most things don’t deserve a reaction.”
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Lopez holds an impressive pro record of 22-1 and recently dispatched the previously unbeaten Arnold Barboza Jr.
He held onto his WBO junior welterweight championship after outworking Barboza, landing 127 of 574 punches.
The Times Square judges gave Lopez a unanimous win 116-112, 116-112 and 118-110.
Lopez called out undefeated unified welterweight champion Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis after the win.
He said: “You know me guys, I go after the tough challenges.
“I want to see Boots. I’m Dora the Explorer and I’m looking for Boots.”
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