Teofimo Lopez and George Cambosos fight start time: live broadcast, PPV price, how to watch

In boxing, the defense of mandatory titles is often a forgettable event in the face of a punishing organization that is the 1st candidate to face the challenge that fans of the sport’s biggest stars want to see back from fighting. Instead of going back and forth without hesitation, the defense of the lightweight title champion Teofimo Lopez has become one of the strangest stories of 2021 boxing. City (20:00 ET, DAZN – subscribe now).

Arguably, when boxing got its biggest win of 2020 when it upset Vasiliy Lomachenko to add WBA and WBO lightweight titles to his collection, Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) was ordered to defend against the obligatory IBF competitor (19-0, 10 KOs). ). After Lopez’s camp and Top Rank promoter couldn’t agree on a bag to defend the title, he went into the fight pocket in February when Triller surprised the sport when he won the right to promote the fight with more than $ 6 million. Matchroom Boxing surpassed the $ 3.5 million bid for second place.

This marked the beginning of a journey that saw an organized struggle or rumor (in the order of predictions or rumors) on June 5, June 19, August 14, September 11, October 5, October 4, and October 16. With the events of October 4, when CEO Ryan Kavanaugh realized that a Monday date in the football season was going to be a head-to-head with Monday Night Football, Kanbosos refused to accept the October 16 date change and Triller found it his fault. bag offer. As the second largest bid, the match was awarded to Matchroom and the November 27 date was set with a few dramas.

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Triller’s reputation was ruined after receiving several financial blows without pay for the fight and Kanbosos and Lopez sat on the sidelines for more than a year, a big problem especially for Lopez when he had to be a 24-year-old. making a push as one of the biggest young boxing stars.

Lopez will come into the fight as a clear and heavy favorite to take care of business. He is an explosive finalist with legitimate skills. On Saturday night’s trip, things have become more and more personal between the two sides and Lopez has now announced that he will appear in the fight as “ITL” or “Insane Teofimo Lopez”.

Anger before Lopez rings the bell can be Cambosos ’line of thought all the way. Lopez is an emotional creature who can be hooked on angry oral exchanges. Lopez and his father, Teofimo Lopez Sr., are now securing a first-round knockout.

“No one believed me when I said we were going to win Lomachenko, and I think now no one wants to believe me,” Lopez said at a pre-fight press conference about the announcement. “He’s an entrepreneur? He’s very nice to me. Mike Tyson once said, ‘I’m a killer, these guys are employers.’ There’s a difference. You have to have that mindset. We’re here to die, we’re not to be an entrepreneur.”

Here’s how you can watch the Saturday night fight.

Lopez vs. Information on viewing Cambos

• Date: November 27
• Place: Hulu Theater – New York City, New York
• Start time: 20:00 ET (main ticket)
• How to view: DAZN (subscribe now)

Lopez vs Cambos fight card, odds

• Teofimo Lopez (c) -1000 vs. George Cambosos Jr. +650, IBF, WBA, WBO lightweight tournament
• Azinga Fuzile -220 vs. Kenichi Ogawa +180, empty IBF super featherweight tournament
• Raymond Ford -1500 vs Felix Caraballo +850, feather weight
• Reshat Mati -2200 vs Nicolas Pablo Demario +1100, super Arin