American undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather might lose his WBO Welterweight title which he won by beaten Manny Pacquiao on Many 2.
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Mayweather, who finished ahead on all three scorecards of what proved to be the top-grossing prize fight of all-time, Saturday to advise the WBO of his position.
The 38-year-old Mayweather said after his fight with Pacquiao that he would give up all his titles – he also holds the WBA and WBC welterweight and light middleweight belts. And after all my achievements in two sports they still wont give me the credit.
The WBO president, Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, said last week that if Mayweather did not comply with the established rules and meet Friday’s deadling he would have the title stripped from him.
Mayweather claimed the first WBO title of his career when a wide points verdict against Pacquiao took his unbeaten record to 48-0.
Mayweather edged Manny Pacquiao in their May fight in Las Vegas. Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe did not return messages from ESPN.com.
Haymon has been accused of withholding venues to stop other promoters staging events there and breaking the Muhammad Ali act through his promoting and managing of fighters simultaneously. I’m not greedy. I’m a world champion at two different weight classes right now. Hence it’s unclear why he chose not to pay $200,00 and chose to retain the belt, which will undoubtedly be taken away from him anyways.
Bradley defeated Jessie Vargas last June 27, earning himself the interim title. When Mayweather caught wind of the news, he became mad, and asked reporters how he could be stripped of a belt he never actually received.
Pacquiao revealed after his unanimous decision loss to Mayweather that he had fought through a torn labrum, and underwent surgery that would shelve him for nine months to a year.
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“Mayweather doesn’t need the WBO title, because it’s just a trinket and that has too many things involved with in order for him to keep it”, Williams wrote. As of now, both fighters remain without officially scheduled opponents for their next bouts, leaving the possibility of a rematch on the table for both.
