Terence Crawford Stripped of WBC Super-Middleweight Title trucc
The WBC stripped Terence Crawford of his super middleweight title on Wednesday, claiming the undefeated American star has failed to pay mandatory fees to the sanctioning body.
Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs) won the undisputed super middleweight championship with a dominant decision win against Canelo Alvarez in September.
The WBC says it gave Crawford a discount from 3% to 0.6% on sanctioning fees on his reported $50 million purse from fighting Canelo, claiming that Crawford has balked at paying the fee for that fight.
"The WBC sent multiple communications to Champion Crawford, his manager, and his legal counsel," the sanctioning body 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."
Crawford responded to the WBC's claims in an expletive-ladened video on Wednesday.
"I ain't paying yo ass s---," Crawford said defiantly, calling out WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman by name. "What makes you better than any of the other sanctioning bodies?
"What makes you better than the WBO, the IBF, or the WBA," Crawford continued. "Everybody accepted what I was giving them but you. You, the WBC, think that you're better than everybody ... you want me to pay you more than the other sanctioning bodies because you feel like you're better than them."
Crawford has held world championships in five divisions and been undisputed in three classes, while building his unblemished record.
A bout between British contender Hamzah Sheeraz (22-0-1, 18 KOs) and fellow contender Christian Mbilli has been ordered for the vacant title.
Sheeraz has the opportunity to become Britain's next world champion but must go through Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs), a Cameroon-born and Canada-based contender, who is coming off an all-out brawl against Lester Martinez in September, ended in a split draw.
Sheeraz impressively stopped Edgar Berlanga earlier this year, having moved to the super middleweight division.
Previously, Sheeraz had a shot at the WBC middleweight title but fought to a draw against Carlos Adames.
Sheeraz and Mbilli are the No. 4 and No. 5 ranked super middleweights, respectively, in ESPN's divisional rankings.
‘She deserves to be pampered again…’: Kelly Brook’s husband Jeremy Parisi reveals the ‘huge surprise’ waiting for his wife after her jungle exit… as he shares the sweet plans he’s been quietly preparing throughout her time in camp… - suong
KELLY Brook may be disappointed she is the latest campmate voted out of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! but she’s certainly going to enjoy her homecoming.
Husband Jeremy Parisi says there’ll be a pampering paradise waiting for her when they get home.
Kelly famously forgot her own birthday while in the jungle – something that tickled her husband.
He said: “I found it hilarious that Kelly forgot her birthday in camp but I’d rather that than her feeling homesick for it.
“Kelly’s birthday is such a special day for us and one we always spend together so I’m glad she was too preoccupied to notice.”
But he hasn’t forgotten and a delayed celebration is already in the works.
Italian hunk Jeremy, 40, said: “I’ve been thinking of how I can plan a belated birthday surprise and seeing her in camp doing all of those trials I think she could do with a spa day.
“A nice massage, a facial and a chance to have her hair and nails done will be heaven for her.
“I think she will enjoy being pampered and feeling like herself again.”
Jeremy soaked up every moment in Australia as he waited for the model-turned-presenter to leave the jungle.
The couple, who wed in 2022 in Italy, were reunited on the famous bridge last night.
Kelly shed her jungle uniform and today posed for glowing snaps with Jeremy as they kissed in the grounds of the Marriott hotel in Surfers Paradise.
“It’s amazing to be in Australia,” Jeremy continued, praising the show’s crew for their top-tier hospitality.
“The I’m A Celebrity production team are doing an incredible job looking after all the friends and family.”
Jeremy also gave a glimpse of the atmosphere behind the scenes and admitted the supporters’ camp has even settled into its own routine.
“We are all starting to get into a nice routine where we head to camp each day to watch the show and listen to music in the car on the way there,” he explained.
“It’s such a great atmosphere and nice that we can all relate to one another as we watch our loved ones in camp.”
SWEET SAGA
Kelly was the fourth celeb to leave the jungle on last night’s show.
After hosts Ant and Dec told Kelly she had been evicted, she hugged her campmates – and then immediately dropped the milk bottle bombshell before leaving.
She told the group: “There was more than ten milk bottles!” after eating the treats won during a task.
She made the decision following the contraband drama – when ex-Lioness Alex Scott was caught using salt and pepper sachets she had sneaked in to season food.
Actress Shona McGarty, 34, was then caught using butter that Ginge, 24, had left in the site’s food trunk to put over her rice and beans.
Speaking to The Sun after leaving the jungle, 46-year-old Kelly told The Sun: “People weren’t sharing the contraband!
“That butter should have gone into a nice bowl of rice and been shared out between everybody, and it didn’t – Shona ate the lot.
“So the minute she ate the lot, I was like, right – every man for himself.”
