Overview

• Lopez announced on social media that he was “fired” by Turki Alalshikh after his May 2 fight under the Riyadh Season banner.
• Boxing journalist Dan Rafael reports that the fallout has placed Lopez’s agreed-but-unofficial August 16 bout with Devin Haney in jeopardy.
• Lopez’s hoped-for showdown with Jaron Ennis now seems unlikely as Ennis weighs a move up to super welterweight.
• In response to Lopez’s public outburst, Alalshikh issued a cryptic message stating that “most things don’t deserve a reaction.”
• Lopez has fueled retirement speculation by questioning whether he will continue as a professional boxer amid the ongoing dispute.