$300K Controversy Makes Terence Crawford Reveal Only Belt That Matters in Clear Message to WBC President Terence Crawford goes scorched earth on WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán after being accused of

Terence Crawford has officially gone to war with the WBC and its president, Mauricio Sulaimán. But this time, ‘Bud’ wasn’t the one who fired the first shot. On Wednesday, the WBC announced it had stripped Crawford of its 168-pound title after he failed to pay sanctioning fees for his last two fights, despite what the organization claims were multiple attempts. The governing body has now moved forward, ordering interim champion Christian Mbilli to face Britain’s Hamzah Sheeraz for the now-vacant belt.

Crawford remains the IBF, WBA, and WBO champion after defeating Canelo Alvarez in September to collect all three titles. Typically, each sanctioning body charges fighters 3% of their purse. However, the WBC says it reduced Crawford’s fee to just 0.6% due to his reported $50 million payd