Teofimo Lopez’s Alcatraz Ambition: Fight on the Rock?

The next fight for WBO light welterweight champion Theo Fimolopez is planned for June or July on the offshore Alcatraz Island from nearby San Francisco. This is part of Teofimo’s three fights with Turki Al-Sheikh.

If Theo fights in the San Francisco area, Devin Haney It makes the most sense. He was born in that city and brought a large crowd in December 2023 to compete with Regis Pro Grey at the Chase Centre. Theo may be too dangerous for Haney to fight. He is already set to fight Josera Mirez in May.

Alcatraz’s angle

I have been to Alcatraz many times and grew up in the nearby Emeryville area. The ship has a seat capacity of 700, so many ferry trips are required to attract large numbers of people.

We assume that the fight will be staged in the athletic garden, unless they want to be outside the prison. The views of the bay are outstanding, with Angel Island nearby.

Not the ideal place for Teofimo (21-1, 13 Kos) to fight a unified conflict with the IBF 140-lb champion Richardson HitchensBoth are from Brooklyn, New York. Staging the battle on the West Coast is about moving away from the fanbase. Teofimo’s East Coast speech will be a glorious one from West Coast fans to West Coast fans who have time to figure out what he does. He has a rambling way of thinking California fans are alien.

If he plays the Hitchens at Alcatraz, it could be a nightmare for Theofimo. If he loses, he might do so, he will. Loss Stew He returns the ferry to the mainland San Francisco. It will be a calm trip. If this is another Steve Claggett that Theo was expected to fight, then it would be a picturesque place he would fight.

Many fans expect it to be too good for Teo, who was a mental basketball case in four of the Hitchens’ final six fights since 2021. He has fallen apart since beating Vasily Lomachenko in 2020. For trading. If this is 2020, I understand that Turki will sign him, but Teofimo Space Case since then. The battle of Roma took something out of him.

The Hitchens is expected to be Theofimo’s first fight, leading to a clash with IBF welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis in October, and eventually the winner or loser of Ryan Garcia vs. Devin in early 2026 It will be a match with. Haney 2 Rematch. The most likely scenario is that Theofimo will fight the loser of Garcia Honey’s rematch in the loser’s bracket.

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-TurkiAlalshikh (@turki_alshikh) February 12, 2025