By: Sean Crose
The World Boxing Council has stripped Terence Crawford of its WBC tremendous middleweight title, which Crawford received after a genius outing towards Canelo Alvarez this previous September. “On September 13, 2025,” wrote the WBC in an announcement, “Terence Crawford turned the WBC World Tremendous Middleweight Champion by defeating Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez in a superb efficiency. The struggle was contested for the WBC, WBO, IBF, and WBA titles—for the Undisputed championship of the world.”
Per the WBC: “Champion Crawford allegedly earned 50 million {dollars} for that struggle. Appreciating the magnitude of that occasion, the WBC modified its guidelines to restrict the Boxer’s Bout Charge to a 0.6% sanction payment as an alternative of the 3% that the WBC Guidelines & Laws require. The WBC was going to allocate 75% of Champion Crawford’s Boxer’s Bout Charge to the José Sulaimán Boxers Fund, which is run by the Nevada Neighborhood Basis. The Fund’s mission is to help fighters around the globe in want of humanitarian assist.”
In keeping with the WBC: “The Fund has benefited lots of of boxers and their households all around the globe. For example, only recently, the Fund has assisted fighters like Iran Barkley, who’s battling most cancers, and the not too long ago deceased Vanes Martirosyan.” Returning to Crawford: “The WBC put Champion Crawford on discover relating to his failure to adjust to specific mandates of the WBC Guidelines & Laws; particularly, the non-payment of the Boxer’s Bout Charges for his final two fights: towards Israil Madrimov and towards Saúl Álvarez.”
Crawford, nevertheless, reportedly refused to pay the charges regardless. “The WBC despatched a number of communications to Champion Crawford, his supervisor, and his authorized counsel,” the press launch learn. “Very sadly, the WBC didn’t obtain an acknowledgment of receipt nor any response to any of these communications. The WBC had no alternative however to behave, contemplating Champion Crawford had obtained ample notification and a number of alternatives to handle and resolve the state of affairs.”
With all that being mentioned, Crawford himself has been busy on social media battling naysayers. “It’s one factor to say all Crawford can’t beat this man he’s going to get knocked out,” he posted on Tuesday. “I been listening to that my entire life and for some motive when or not it’s the opposite method round they give you a e-book of excuses.” In reality, it’s uncertain Crawford’s capability will likely be questioned by severe followers now that he’s dominated and defeated Canelo. That is boxing, although, the place folks all the time discover issues to criticized.
