Overview
- The WBC stripped Crawford of its super-middleweight title and said repeated notices about the reduced 0.6% fee, capped around $300,000, went unanswered, citing a prior unpaid fee as well.
- Mauricio Sulaimán signaled further punishment by declaring Crawford will not be offered opponents under the WBC banner, saying, “Definitely no.”
- Crawford blasted the decision in a profanity-laced livestream, dismissing the green belt as “a trophy” and rejecting the sanctioning charges.
- The WBC has ordered Christian Mbilli versus Hamzah Sheeraz to contest the now-vacant super-middleweight title.
- Promoters Eddie Hearn and Oscar De La Hoya criticized Crawford’s stance, with De La Hoya alleging he is echoing TKO/Dana White’s push to diminish the power of sanctioning bodies.