Despite becoming a unified champion of light weight for the screens of ESPN, The American of Honduran roots, Teófimo López, Will change television rights for his world defense in the face of George Kambosos a mid this year.
With $ 6,180.00 million, Thriller Fight Club, The company that seized the billboard of the return of Mike Tyson, It will show to transmit the Lopez–Cambodians after doubling the bids for Higher rank for 2.3 million i MatchRoom box with 3.5 million respectively.
“It’s amazing, I didn’t even know they were going to be in the bidding. What’s even more amazing is that now I have to go to another platform, but I’m fine,” he said. Lopez in Sports Illustrated about getting Thriller.
Thriller Fight Club’s bid took place because, Bob Arum master of the promoter of Teófimo and Lou DiBella as an agent for Kambosos, failed to reach an economic agreement to hold the event within the stipulated deadlines, also generated tensions between the world lightweight champion and Higher rank.
According to the terms sanctioned by FIB for any fight where a title of the federation is disputed, the defending champion will show of the 65/35 of money received in the face of the fight. Lopez could be thrown into the stock market a little less than $ 4 million, of which will be distributed with Higher rank since the company is no longer the main promoter.
On the other hand, the Australian Cambodians will receive $ 2.1 million, an amount that exceeds that Teófimo López received to face Vasyl Lomachenko and that generated the beginning of their differences with Higher rank.