TURKI ALALSHIKH is working on bringing an incredible boxing card to Alcatraz Prison. The Saudi boxing chief wants WBO and Ring junior welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez to defend his belts at the infamous setting. Alcatraz Island is situated around a mile offshore of San Francisco and housed an infamous prison between 1859 and 1963. The site is now home to a museum, but Alalshikh, 43, wants to bring world class championship boxing to the former prison site in June or July.
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Speaking to ESPN's Mike Coppinger, he asked: "What do you think if there is [an] event, fight in Alcatraz jail one day?". According to The Ring, acquired by Alalshikh last year, a deal is close for Lopez to defend his belts on Alcatraz Island. The event would be part of a three-fight collaboration between Top Rank and The Ring, under the banner of the latter. An opponent has not yet been confirmed. Alcatraz held several high-profile inmates prior to being closed as a prison due to its high operating costs.
![[Competitors swim past Alcatraz during the 39th annual Escape from Alcatraz Triathalon in San Francisco, California, on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Over 2,000 athletes swam the 1.5 miles to shore followed by an 18-mile bike ride and an 8-mile run through San Francisco. The race is considered one of the oldest and most difficult triathlons with many elite participants. (Photo by Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-1298589959jpg-JS638872074.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
These included infamous gangster Al Capone. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS. Alcatraz is not the only incredibly ambitious venue that Alalshikh is targeting. Among them are the Colosseum in Rome and even at ancient pyramids. Speaking to ESPN, he added: "You know, sometimes I get in my mind I want different places to do [fights]. "Sometimes in mountains, maybe someday in the Pyramids in Mexico, someday in [the] Eiffel Tower in France, [The] Colosseum in Italy.
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