Terence Crawford EXPOSES

WBC President For CHEATING Boxers!

(December 4th) In an Youtube video Uploaded on December 4th, 2025, by AKHiTV, Omaha, Nebraska, former undisputed Super Middleweight Champion, Terence "Bud" Crawford explodes in an Instagram rant in response to the World Boxing Council (WBC) stripping him of his super middleweight title December 3rd, dispute over alleged unpaid sanctioning fees for his last two fights.

Crawford's outburst an "exposé" on WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman's alleged exploitation of fighters, emphasizing themes of financial gouging, favoritism, and the inherent risks boxers take versus the "easy money" sanctioning bodies collect.

Timeline:

September 2025: Crawford (now 42-0) defeats Álvarez in a massive upset, becoming undisputed super middleweight champion across all four major belts (WBC, WBA, IBF, WBO).

December 3rd: At the WBC's 63rd annual convention in Bangkok, Sulaiman announces Crawford's stripping of the WBC belt for failing to pay ~$300,000 in sanctioning fees (reduced from the standard 3% to 0.6% of his purse, with 75% earmarked for the José Sulaimán Boxers Fund for retired fighters). Sulaiman claims Crawford also skipped fees from his prior win over Israil Madrimov and didn't even acknowledge communications, calling it "unfortunate" and speculating Crawford earned $50 million from the Álvarez fight (a figure Crawford denies knowing).

Sulaiman expresses relief at the decision, praising the WBC's "greatness" and noting no apology or "thank you" from Crawford's camp. The WBC quickly orders a fight between Hamzah Sheeraz and Christian Mbilli for the vacant title.

This isn't isolated—sanctioning bodies like the WBC have long been criticized for their fees (typically 3% of purses), which critics say go toward administrative perks rather than fighters. Crawford highlights how the other bodies (WBA, IBF, WBO) accepted his proposed payments without issue, painting the WBC as uniquely greedy.