Crawford masterfully outpointed Canelo Alvarez in September, taking the undisputed super-middleweight belts from the Mexican in Las Vegas \u2013 and becoming the only three-division undisputed champion of the modern era<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, the unbeaten Crawford was not undisputed at 168lb for long; this week, the 38-year-old was stripped of his WBC title after failing to pay the sanctioning body its fees for the Canelo fight, and for one previous bout.<\/p>\n WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman<\/a> called the move a \u201cslap in the face\u201d, while the unbeaten boxer fired back in a swearing tirade on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, Hearn has weighed in on the matter, siding against Crawford, against whom he has promoted boxers before.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat he did is a little bit like going out to a restaurant, having all the best caviar and lobsters,and the bill comes and you go: \u2018I ain\u2019t paying that!\u2019 And you just walk out,\u201d Hearn told iFL TV<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou sat down at the table, you wanted to eat all the good stuff; you\u2019ve got to pay your dues and you\u2019ve got to pay your bill. <\/p>\n \u201cNow, what he will say in answer to that is: \u2018The bill was too much.\u2019 No, the rules are the rules. But Terence is looking at it, going: \u2018Well, it\u2019s $300,000.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Indeed, Crawford was expected to pay $300,000 for his fight with Canelo, with the WBC saying that figure was based on his $50m purse \u2013\u00a0but that the sum was a reduction from the usual 3 per cent of a purse, down to just 0.6 per cent. Sulaiman also said $225,000 would have gone to a boxing charity. <\/p>\n Enjoy 185+ fights a year on DAZN, the Global Home of Boxing<\/p>\n Never miss a fight from top promoters. Watch on your devices anywhere, anytime.<\/p>\n![\"Eddie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEI240969432.jpeg\")
Eddie Hearn (right) has promoted boxers fighting Terence Crawford before (Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"DAZN](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DAZN.png\")
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