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WBC President Responds To Terence Crawford's Scathing Belt-Stripping Criticism
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman emphasized the fees support boxer welfare and said Crawford can still challenge for WBC titles despite losing the belt.
- On December 3, the World Boxing Council announced it would strip Terence Crawford of his World Super Middleweight title at its Bangkok, Thailand convention, ending his undisputed status.
- The dispute centers on unpaid sanctioning fees after Terence Crawford did not pay the WBC fees for his bouts with Israil Madrimov and Canelo Alvarez, including a $300,000 fee based on a $50m purse.
- On Wednesday, Dec. 3 Terence Crawford berated Mauricio Sulaiman from inside a car and spewed profanity during an eight-minute social media video, while Sulaiman called the situation very unfortunate and expressed regret for Crawford's actions.
- As a result, Crawford lost undisputed status after the WBC removed his recognition, while Mauricio Sulaiman said he would welcome Crawford to challenge for WBC titles again and wished him success inside and outside the ring.
- The WBC noted it would not have sanctioned the fight without Crawford agreeing to fees, emphasizing rules must be followed to claim undisputed status, and every penny goes back to boxing, Mauricio Sulaiman said.
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Terence Crawford commented that Sulaiman is upset because he beat Canelo Álvarez and assured that the other agencies accepted what he gave them, but the CMB did not
A new controversy within world boxing is sparking after the World Boxing Council (CMB) removed Terence Crawford from one of the belts that snatched Saul “Canelo” Álvarez on September 13 and the American boxer exhibited what he considered to be a mafia within that body led by Mauricio Sulaiman. The decision, announced through the official channels of the agency, provoked an immediate reaction from the absolute champion who devoted himself to humi…
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