FLOYD MAYWEATHER STRIPPED OF WBO WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
According to CNN, after failing to meet a deadline to pay a 200,00 fee to the World Boxing Federation, for his fight against Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather has been stripped of his welterweight title. Mayweather won 180 million on the fight with a unanimous decision.
“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,” the WBO said on its website.
“The WBO World Championship Committee is allowed no other alternative but to cease to recognize Mr. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as the WBO Welterweight Champion of the World and vacate his title, for failing to comply with our WBO Regulations of World Championship Contests.”