Stevenson stripped of WBC World lightweight title

World Boxing Council announced that it has stripped Shakur Stevenson (25-0, 11 KOs) of his lightweight title, just days after he dominated against Teofimo Lopez and won the WBO World superlight title.

In announcement WBC declared the lightweight title as “vacant”, citing the rules and regulations for title holders and that Stevenson is WBO champion in a new weight class.

“The WBC wishes Champion Stevenson continued success in all his future endeavors, both inside and outside the ring,” the WBC said in its statement. “The WBC will provide further information regarding the process to crown a new Lightweight World Champion in the near future.”

Stevenson took to X to slam the WBC’s decision later Wednesday, alleging that he was stripped because of a $100,000 fee he did not pay the WBC for the Lopez fight.

“100k to some crooks who don’t deserve it?” Stevenson wrote in his post.

He went on to write: “The WBC didn’t even have s— to do with this fight, and it’s eating them alive. Take your belt, it don’t make me.”