Comments Thread For: Lomachenko vs. Teofimo Lopez Being Pursued By Saudi Arabia

[Jim Tom]

Saudi Arabia has made an offer to stage a lightweight unification clash between Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez, according to Bob Arum. The Top Rank promoter says that a deal has been agreed for the fight to go ahead and will happen in April if it takes place in the United States with rival New York venues Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center the most likely sites - or in May if it is in Saudi Arabia.
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Arum is notorious for talking about non existent investors in the Middle East. Also remember he once said ‘yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth.’ Just take his statements with a pinch of salt.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Unless you plan to go to the event how does it matter?

I go to a lot of fights...

Boxing needs to be accessible.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Don't worry, it's happening at MSG on PPV.

NYC makes perfect sense for this fight.

[Eff Pandas]

With the range on this PPV being humble numbers despite the hardcore hype for this one I suspect Saudi Arabia could give a not insane number & stang this fight.

[The3]

Put

Miguel Berchelt vs Oscar Valdez

Richard Commey vs Rehis Prograis

on the undercard to this

[D4thincarnation]

I go to a lot of fights...

Boxing needs to be accessible.

I agree, Vegas fights and Vegas prices are not accessible to me.


Saudi or Vegas, I ain't going.

[PBR Streetgang]

i dunno...call me old...but id almost prefer that these days than waiting till midnight for a main event....it gets harder for me to do as i age....unless im out drinking all night at which point im almost better of not watching it

Hahaha! I can respect that as I am getting older myself. For me nothing quite like an 8pm or 9pm start to the televised card. Puts me in bed right around midnight.

I damn near ruined my Sunday trying to stay up for that garbage 1am start time to Canelo/Kovalev.

[RoyJonesJrp4pno1]

Put

Miguel Berchelt vs Oscar Valdez

Richard Commey vs Rehis Prograis

on the undercard to this

I'm pretty sure Prograis is with DAZN.

[Bob Haymon]

I'm pretty sure Prograis is with DAZN.

He's a network free agent. He is promoted by DiBella. He already fought on ESPN the fight before he entered the WBSS tournament.

[Motorcity Cobra]

If ESPN allows this fight to go to Saudi Arabia then they really don't give a flying **** about boxing. Top Rank having to take their biggest fight to Saudi Arabia isn't a good look.