Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been stripped of his world
welterweight title which he won against Manny Pacquiao,
by the World Boxing Organization.
The body took the decision, after the
undefeated boxer failed to pay a
sanctioning fee of $200,000 to the WBO.
Also, the WBO has an issue with
Mayweather holding the World Boxing
Association (WBA) and World Boxing
Council (WBC) titles at junior
middleweight. A boxer is not allowed to
hold titles in different weight divisions.
The WBO said on its website: “Despite
affording Mr. Mayweather Jr. the courtesy
of an extension to advise us of his
position within the WBO Welterweight
Division and to vacate the two 154-pound
world titles he holds, the WBO World
Championship Committee received no
response from him or his legal
representatives on this matter.
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