Teofimo Lopez’s title defense against George Kambosos Jr. is off … for now.
Lopez, the undisputed lightweight champion, has had to pull out of Saturday’s pay-per-view showdown after testing positive for COVID-19, The Athletic is reporting. The entire card has been rescheduled for Aug. 14, according to the website.
The fight was set to take place at loanDepot Park in Miami. The new site has not been determined.
Lopez (16-0, 12 KOs) is coming off a sensational unanimous-decision victory over Vasiliy Lomachenko in October, which made Lopez the undisputed lightweight champion.
Kambosos (19-0, 10 KOs) also last fought in October, when he defeated Lee Selby by a split decision to earn the right to challenge Lopez. The Australian is ranked No. 1 by both the IBF and WBO.