Five-weight
world champion Floyd Mayweather has been stripped of the
WBO welterweight belt won from Manny Pacquiao in May.
The 38-year-old did not pay the WBO a $200,000 (£128,000) sanctionative fee by as at the due date of july 3rd.
Mayweather had been expected to relinquish the title currently, said he planned on doing so .
Timothy Bradley a fellow American citizen would now become the complete belt holder.
After Mayweather defeated Pacquiao, he had declared he would vacate all his titles so as to grant younger fighters the prospect to win belts.
"The WBO World Championship Committee is allowed has no choice than to stop to acknowledge Mr Floyd Mayweather as WBO welterweight champion of the world and vacate his title." aforesaid a press release on wboboxing.com.
Thou, Mayweather still holds the WBA and WBC belts at welterweight, has till july 20th to stage and appeal against the decision.
He is expected to stage another fight in Vegas on September 12, though he is yet to openly declare his opponent.
The WBO created a vacant interim welterweight belt for the June 27 fight between Bradley and Jessie Vargas.
The 38-year-old did not pay the WBO a $200,000 (£128,000) sanctionative fee by as at the due date of july 3rd.
Mayweather had been expected to relinquish the title currently, said he planned on doing so .
Timothy Bradley a fellow American citizen would now become the complete belt holder.
After Mayweather defeated Pacquiao, he had declared he would vacate all his titles so as to grant younger fighters the prospect to win belts.
"The WBO World Championship Committee is allowed has no choice than to stop to acknowledge Mr Floyd Mayweather as WBO welterweight champion of the world and vacate his title." aforesaid a press release on wboboxing.com.
Thou, Mayweather still holds the WBA and WBC belts at welterweight, has till july 20th to stage and appeal against the decision.
He is expected to stage another fight in Vegas on September 12, though he is yet to openly declare his opponent.
The WBO created a vacant interim welterweight belt for the June 27 fight between Bradley and Jessie Vargas.