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 in August.
‘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.”;
did not respond directly to Lopez’s comments, instead cryptically writing on X: “Maturity is to realise, most things don’t deserve a reaction.”;
Lopez holds an impressive pro record of 22-1 and .
He held onto his WBO junior welterweight championshipafter 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.”;
