Historical landmarks may be hosted by a A professional boxer match This summer.
According to Ring, the WBO junior champion in the velter category Teofimo Lopez is close to the agreement to enter the ring Alcatraz Island.
Ring notes that the promoter of the season in Riyadh Turki Alalshikh recently told ESPN that he hopes to one day host a fight at the former prison museum. Lopez will fight for Mark.
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Alcatraz Island could host a boxer match this summer. (Brandon Sloter/Getty Images)
“You know, sometimes it comes to my mind, I want different places [fights]. Sometimes in the mountains, maybe one day at the Pyramids in Mexico, one day in [the] Eiffel Tower in France, [the] Colosseum in Italy, “Alalshikh said.
It is unclear if the title will be ready to capture, but given that Lopez has defended the title last year twice, it seems to be probably probably.
The prison opened in 1934, but it didn’t last 30 years.
Considering its distance of 1.25 miles to the coast, the island of Bay Area was considered practically resistant to escape, although there were 14 documented attempts to win.
The most notorious were on June 11, 1962, Escape by John and Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris, who inspired “Escape from Alcatraz. “
Teofimo Lopez celebrates after defeating Jamaine Ortiz in his WBO Junior Welterweight World World Title Bout Michelob Ultra Arena. (Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports)
The mystery remains whether the three reached the shore and survived. The FBI concluded that the escapes had drowned due to difficult conditions.
Three prisoners cut out the escape path from their own prison cells and built improvised, papier head of Mâché.
The last attempt to escape from prison, almost six months later, inspired what became a route of swimming triathlon “escape from Alcatraz”.
Both Al Capone and George “Mitralija” Kelly served time in prison.
The low fog revolves around Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge under the clear sky as the boats sail in the San Francisco Bay on September 16, 2020 in Berkeley, California. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
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Lopez has been 21-1 with 13 knockouts, but he has not fought since June, a unanimous victory for the decision in 12 rounds over Steve Claggett.
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