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Teofimo Lopez vs Devin Haney Fight In Jeopardy After Lopez Tweet Storm

Originally posted on KO on SI | By Nathaniel Marrero | Last updated May 28, 2025 12:30 PM ET

Teofimo Lopez's recent tirade of posts on X may have cost him.

Fight Freaks Unite's Dan Rafael reported that a fight between Lopez and Devin Haney was agreed to, but not signed yet, on Tuesday night, the same night that Lopez went on his spree of posts on X, which included calling out Turki Alalshikh.

As a result, that bout, which Rafael reported would take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 16, is now in limbo.

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. #boxing
— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) May 28, 2025

Along with putting Alalshikh on blast, Lopez claimed that he was fired. He also said that Ring Magazine, IBF and WBA welterweight champion Jaron "Boots" Ennis turned down a fight against him.

Lopez has since deleted the posts about Alalshikh and Ennis.

Now-deleted tweet from Teofimo Lopez. pic.twitter.com/BldRIDq7Pp
— EverythingBoxing | Darshan Desai (@EverythingBoxi2) May 28, 2025

LOOKING FOR a NEW JOB. #HireMe
My son Teofimo Liam needs new goggles and a new spearfish gun! @WWE @adinross @officialdwts @JABBAWOCKEEZ @fluffyguy @magicmikemovie @netflix @peacock @Olympics @OfficialNocta @Cobratate pic.twitter.com/4tu91FB7Gm
— Teofimo Lopez (@TeofimoLopez) May 27, 2025

I just got fired, guys. #Boxing

However, before things get better, bad things must happen first! #Resurrection
— Teofimo Lopez (@TeofimoLopez) May 28, 2025

Alalshikh appeared to respond to Lopez's barrage of posts, saying that not everything needs a reaction, according to a translation from X.

النضج هو أن تُدرِك ،
أنّ مُعظم الأشياء لا تستَحق ردةَ فعل ...‍♂️
— TURKI ALALSHIKH (@Turki_alalshikh) May 28, 2025

Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs), the current Ring Magazine and WBO junior welterweight champion and former unified lightweight champion, is coming off a one-sided unanimous decision victory over Arnold Barboza Jr. on May 2 at Times Square in New York. Haney (32-0, 15 KOs), the former undisputed lightweight and WBC junior welterweight champion, is coming off an uninspiring unanimous decision win over former unified junior welterweight champion Jose Ramirez on the same night.

Haney was reportedly going to face Ryan Garcia in a rematch next, but Garcia lost by unanimous decision to Rolando "Rolly" Romero in the main event on May 2 causing those plans to fall apart for the time being.

If Lopez can't land a fight against Ennis, facing Haney was arguably the next big fight he could take. One could argue, given the longstanding beef between the two, that it could have materialized into just as big of a fight as Lopez vs Ennis.

Now, Lopez could be without Ennis or Haney, leaving him with no clear path to a big fight the next time he steps in the ring.

This article first appeared on KO on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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