In a huge blow to this Saturday’s HBO pay-per-view fight between Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs), the World Boxing Council has reportedly stripped the 35-year-old Cotto of his WBC middleweight title for failing to follow their rules and regulations ahead of his fight this Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the latest news, Cotto failed to pay the sanctioning fees that were originally agreed upon. The 25-year-old Canelo will still have the option to capture the now vacant WBC title if he wins the contest on Saturday, but Cotto cannot win the title back himself. Cotto and Canelo will be fighting at a catch-weight of 155lbs this Saturday rather than the full weight of 160lbs for the fight. The WBC was on board with the catch-weight handicap that Cotto wanted for the fight. Read more http://www.boxingnews24.com/2015/11/wbc-strips-miguel-cotto-of-160lb-title-breaking-news/
The world title situation in boxing is a farce. Guys should just go by who Ring & box-rec says is #1. All these mandatory defences and vacant belts and belts being held hostage overseas are a sham.
