Terence Crawford is no longer boxing’s undisputed super middleweight champion after the WBC stripped him of his belt on Wednesday for failing to pay sanctioning fees.

WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman claims Crawford did not pay the mandatory fees to the sanctioning body for two consecutive fights, including his Sept. 13 win against Canelo Alvarez.

“The WBC sent multiple communications to Champion Crawford, his manager, and his legal counsel,” the WBC said in a statement. “Very unfortunately, the WBC did not receive an acknowledgment of receipt nor any response to any of those communications. The WBC had no choice but to act.”

According to Sulaiman, Crawford owes $300,000 for the fight with Canelo on top of the fees for his August 2024 win against Israil Madrimov.

“It is with deep regret

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