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Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos bout now targeted for October in Middle East, Triller says
August 14, 2021
By Mike Coppinger
ESPN
The never-ending saga to find a new date and location for Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos marches on.
Triller co-founder Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN on Saturday he is planning to stage the rescheduled undisputed lightweight championship fight in October in the Middle East.
"We are currently working with the regulatory bodies to bring this fight to Saudi [Arabia] or UAE [United Arab Emirates] in October," Kavanaugh said. "We think it's the perfect place for such a landmark fight."
Triller hoped to stage the fight on Oct. 17 in Sydney, but Lopez balked at the 14-day quarantine mandated by the Australian government. The disagreement led to an IBF ruling, handed down Monday, that Triller must stage the fight in a location that doesn't require a quarantine.
The New Jersey-based sanctioning body also gave Triller until Oct. 17 to hold the fight; contracts are due by Aug. 24.
"Can't wait to see the details," Lopez's manager, David McWater, told ESPN when informed of Triller's Middle East plan. "We were always willing to go anywhere we didn't have to quarantine."
In the event Triller fails to submit contracts by Aug. 24, the rights to the fight will revert to the next-highest bidder at February's auction. That would be Eddie Hearn's Matchroom, which bid $3.506 million. Lopez's promoter, Top Rank, came in third at $2.315 million. Triller won the rights with a bid of $6.018 million...
Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) is set to earn a career-high $3.912 million; he made $1.35 million for the Lomachenko bout.
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