WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said that this was because Crawford had not paid WBC sanctioning fees for his last two fights, against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez this past September and Israil Madrimov in August 2024.

"Champion Crawford allegedly earned $50 million [for] that fight [vs. Alvarez]," Sulaiman explained. "Appreciating the magnitude of that event and the magnitude of those monies, the WBC modifies rules to limit the boxer's bout fees to 0.6% [$300,000] instead of the 3% [$1.5 million], which the rules required."

"The WBC put champion Crawford on notice of his failure to comply with express mandates of the WBC rules and regulations," Sulaiman continued. "Specifically, non-payment of the boxer's bout fees for his last two fights against Israil Madrimov and against Saul Alvarez.

"The WBC sent multiple communications to champion Crawford, his manager, and his legal counsel. Very unfortunately, the WBC did not even receive an acknowledgement of receipt, nor any response to any of those communications.

"The WBC had no choice but to act, considering champion Crawford had received ample notification and multiple opportunities to address and resolve the situation. ... The WBC board has voted to declare vacant the WBC super middleweight title effective immediately."

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