Overview
- After withdrawing recognition, the WBC ordered Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Christian Mbilli for the now-vacant super-middleweight belt.
- Mauricio Sulaimán said Crawford will not find a WBC-approved opponent, signaling additional punitive steps.
- The council says it reduced the Canelo fight levy to about 0.6% of a reported $50 million purse, with most earmarked for the José Sulaimán Boxers Fund.
- Crawford rejected the payments in a profanity-laced livestream, disputed the belt’s value, and defended paying no more than other bodies.
- Eddie Hearn and Oscar De La Hoya criticized Crawford’s stance, and a U.S. House subcommittee hearing cited the case in ongoing debates over boxing governance.