“All This Without a Blue Check.” Teofimo Lopez Cashes In On Purse Bid

By: Sean Crose
"All this without a blue check from Twitter. Lol cool story bro! #The Takeover"
So tweeted WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight titlist Teofimo Lopez after upstart Triller won a purse bid to broadcast his upcoming mandatory defense against contender George Kambosos. For those unfamiliar with the process, a purse bid occurs when the parties in a negotiation can't agree on a contract within a given amount of time. Top Rank, which promotes Lopez, has been at odds with the fighter as to how m