Teofimo Lopez publicly apologizes to Turki Alalshikh

By Scott Shaffer

02/06/2025

Teofimo Lopez publicly apologizes to Turki Alalshikh

World junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez has apparently had a serious falling out with the most powerful man in boxing, Turki Alalshikh. Lopez, who enjoys being controversial on social media, and in the past has said many inapprorpiate things, including usage of the N-word, seems to have offended Alalshikh, whose official role is the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia. Lopez had a big win on Alalshikh's recent show in Times Square in New York City, and was thought to be in the running for another multi-million dollar fight on an Alalshikh-sponsored show. But late last week, Lopez tweeted, "I just got fired guys, However, before things get better, bad things must happen first." While it was not clear exactly which remark got him "fired," there was one tweet in which Lopez referred to Alalshikh as a "DICKtator." By Sunday, Lopez had changed his tune, tweeting out the following:

"To His Excellency, Turki Alalshikh, I take full responsibility for my inappropriate words on the ‘X app.’ I publicly apologize to HE [His Excellency]; I will conduct myself with greater respect, humility, and professionalism. Sending love and light to all. TY." 
 
Hopefully, this incident will not prevent Lopez from getting the biggest fights available. However, if Alalshikh does not want to do business, ther is still Top Rank, whom Lopez may still have contractual obligations to. There is also the Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, who quickly decided to publicly declare an interest in working with the two-division wold champion. He texted, "Teofimo Lopez-- bro if you have no promoter, give me a call. I can give you advice and take care of your best interest. Let’s make you a pay-per-view star like you deserve."
 
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