Pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford is no longer the undisputed super-middleweight champion after he was stripped of one of his world titles.
‘Bud’ Crawford became the first male fighter in modern boxing to win an undisputed world championship in three separate divisions, having already accomplished this feat at super-lightweight and welterweight respectively.
His reign as undisputed king at 168lbs has come to an end after just three short months however, after it was revealed that he had been officially stripped of his WBC super-middleweight title.
As reported by The Ring Magazine, Crawford failed to pay the required sanctioning fees to the WBC which subsequently led to him being stripped of the title, meaning he now holds the unified WBO, WBA and IBF titles at 168lbs.
‼️ The WBC have now stripped Terence Crawford of his WBC super-middleweight world title due to unpaid sanctioning fees.
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It has been suggested that ‘Bud’ could make the move down to middleweight ahead of his next outing, although a potential showdown with Janibek Alimkhanuly now appears to be unlikely after it was revealed that the hard-hitting Kakazh star had tested positive for a banned substance.
