WBO Strips Mayweather Of Title Won In Fight Against Pacquiao

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiZUC2qJ0J-eLZwT4X0W2IWGIBQlE51sqoi15CkFfjBSeUNiPDk828_0fz3-zRff2Ccr0Ytv973DvwGUnt0yVpj9UnWsq5DE3giyFtN3uUS0F5AaXAXpbHXyBkaVOdOqB19z_l5FtxiI7/s1600/Mayweather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiZUC2qJ0J-eLZwT4X0W2IWGIBQlE51sqoi15CkFfjBSeUNiPDk828_0fz3-zRff2Ccr0Ytv973DvwGUnt0yVpj9UnWsq5DE3giyFtN3uUS0F5AaXAXpbHXyBkaVOdOqB19z_l5FtxiI7/s1600/Mayweather.jpg" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has stripped Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the welterweight world title he earned two months ago, when he defeated Manny Pacquiao in what was called the fight of the century.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mayweather, whose victory in the fight earned him $200 million, failed to pay a $200,000 sanctioning fee he owed the WBO by a Friday afternoon deadline. He also failed to relinquish the junior middleweight title he held prior to the May 2 fight, violating the WBO rule prohibiting its fighters from holding simultaneous titles in different weight classes, <b><a href="http://time.com/3947464/floyd-mayweather-welterweight-title-manny-pacquiao/" target="_blank">TIME</a></b> reports.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The WBO World Championship Committee is allowed no other alternative but to cease to recognize Mr. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as the WBO Welterweight Champion of the World and vacate his title, for failing to comply with our WBO Regulations of World Championship Contests," the WBO said in a statement.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/07/us-boxing-mayweather-idUSKCN0PH01420150707">Reuters reports</a> that he has two weeks to file an appeal.</div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><span style="color: blue;">Have you got a news tip, article or press release for us? E-mail: <a href="mailto:TNN.ng1@gmail.com" target="_blank"><b>TNN.ng1@gmail.com</b></a></span></i></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><i><span style="color: blue;">Follow us on <b><a href="https://twitter.com/TNN_ng">Twitter</a></b> , <b><a href="http://facebook.com/TheBluebloodGroup">Facebook</a> </b>and <b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/109876989019615433095/109876989019615433095/posts/p/pub" target="_blank">Google+</a></b></span></i></i></div> <i> </i> <br /> <div style="font-family: ''; text-align: center;"> <b>=============================================================</b><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-family: '';"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">PLACE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS HERE  </span>=============================================================</b></div> </div> <div style="font-family: ''; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><u>DUBAI VISAS IN 7-DAYS</u></span></b><br /> <b>Do you need Single-Entry or Multiple-Entry Visas to the UAE (Dubai Visas) for 14-Days (Single-Entry Only), 30-Days or 90-Days? Processing within 7-working days! We guarantee you affordable prices. Contact <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Rukky Travels and Tours</span> at <span style="color: red;">rukkytravels@gmail.com</span></b><br /> <b>*********************************************************************</b><br /> <br /></div> <div style="font-family: ''; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: blue;">YOU TOO CAN HAVE YOUR TEXT ADVERTS PLACED HERE. CONTACT US AT </span><span style="color: red;">tnn.ng1@gmail.com</span><span style="color: blue;"> FOR AD PLACEMENT DETAILS</span></b></div>

WBO Strips Mayweather Of Title Won In Fight Against Pacquiao

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has stripped Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the welterweight world title he earned two months ago, when he defeated Manny Pacquiao in what was cal…

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