That adjustment was valued at $300,000, of which $225,000 was to be allocated to the Jose Sulaiman Fund.
Mauricio Sulaiman assured that they did not want to reach these extremes, but Crawford did not comply with the rules despite his percentage being significantly reduced
Mauricio Sulaiman, president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), expressed that Terence Crawford's stance against the organization was very unfortunate. not paying the title sanctioning fees.
In an interview with FightHub TV, Sulaiman assured that they didn't want to go to these extremes, but Crawford didn't comply with the rules even though his percentage was significantly reduced.
“It's very unfortunate, I feel very bad, very sad that it came to this. Terence is a tremendous fighter, undoubtedly one of the best of this era, one of the best fighters I've ever seen. He's a champion, I respect him. The only reason the WBC exists is the fighters. However, he didn't comply with the rules in the fight with Madrimov and then in the fight with Canelo. how Eddie explained it Hearn: “You go to a restaurant and order lobster, caviar, and champagne, and when the bill arrives, you don't want to pay or you want to pay as if you had eaten a hamburger; it's absurd," he added.
Recall that during the 63rd Annual WBC Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, President Mauricio Sulaiman explained that the organization proposed reducing his fees from 3% to 0.6% after his victory over Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in order for him to retain his belt.
But, despite efforts to resolve the issue, they received no response from the American fighter, and for this reason, the WBC decided to strip him of the title.
That adjustment was valued at $300,000, of which $225,000 was to be allocated to the Jose Sulaiman Fund, which is dedicated to helping boxers in need. For his part, Terence Crawford reacted to the news and asserted that Sulaiman is only upset because he beat the Mexican.Terence Crawford defeated Canelo Alvarez by unanimous decision. With this result, the American fighter dethroned the Mexican in the super middleweight division and made history by becoming an undisputed champion in a different weight class for the third time. Terence Crawford, 37, became the undisputed champion of three different weight divisions by defeating the Mexican and made boxing history. The American fighter remains undefeated and now has 42 wins, 31 of them by knockout.