Why Triller Paid A Fortune To Get Into The Teofimo Lopez Business

By: Sean Crose
“There were no fights of significance on Thursday,” Yahoo’s Kevin Iole wrote in a Friday article, “but the date will go down as one of the biggest days in recent boxing history.” Why? Because relatively unknown “entertainment platform" Triller outbid promotional powerhouses Top Rank and Matchroom for the rights to Teofimo Lopez’ mandatory lightweight title defense against George Kambosas. For those who don’t know, a mandatory ti