Overview

• Negotiations for the Aug. 16 fight in Riyadh fell apart when Lopez declined to sign his side of a contract that Haney had already executed.
• Lopez’s co-manager stated he pulled out for confidential personal reasons, citing concerns about a too-quick turnaround.
• The camps had agreed to meet at a 145-pound catchweight after Haney pushed for 147 pounds and Lopez initially sought 140.
• Lopez’s public fallout and subsequent apology to promoter Turki Alalshikh over a proposed Jaron Ennis fight added friction to the negotiations.
• Haney had been lined up for a rematch with Ryan Garcia until Garcia’s upset loss to Rolly Romero derailed those plans and opened talks with Lopez.