Despite becoming a uniform lightweight champion on the screens of ESPN, the American with Honduran roots, Teofimo Lopez, will change the television rights for his World Cup defense against George Kambosos a middle of this year
With $ 6,180.00 million, Thriller Fight Club, the company holding the billboard of returning Mike Tyson, will claim the LópezKambosos after doubling the bids of To pull a joke for 2.3 million and MatchRoom Boxing with 3.5 million respectively.
“It’s surprising, I didn’t even know they were going to participate. What’s even more incredible is that I have to move to a different platform now, but I’m fine,” he said. López to Sports Illustrated on Getting Thriller.
Thriller Fight Club’s offer took place because, Bob Arum owner of the promoter of Theophimus and Lou DiBella as agent for that Kambosos, failed to reach an economic agreement for the event within the deadlines set, it also caused tension between the lightweight world champion and To pull a joke
Under the terms sanctioned by LYING for any fight in which the title of a federation is contested, the defending champion will hold 65/35 of the money received for the fight. López just under $ 4 million could go to the stock market, which is being distributed To pull a joke as the company is no longer the main promoter.
The Australian on the other Kambosos will receive $ 2.1 million, an amount higher than that Teofimo Lopez received for facing Vasyl Lomachenko and that generated the beginnings of their differences with To pull a joke