Overview

• Lopez’s co-manager Keith Connolly confirmed that the August 16 Riyadh fight fell through because Lopez needed more time to be “100% right mentally and physically.”
• Negotiators had settled on a 145-pound catchweight after Haney’s push for 147 pounds and Lopez’s initial 140-pound demand.
• A public fallout between Lopez and promoter Turki Alalshikh over a promised Jaron Ennis matchup further derailed the agreement.
• Haney took to social media to say he signed his side of the contract and branded Lopez boxing’s “biggest duck.”
• With the matchup off, Haney and promoter Riyadh Season are now searching for a new opponent for his summer headline event in Saudi Arabia.