After missing a deadline to pay a $200,000 sanctioning fee, the World Boxing Organization stripped Floyd Mayweather of the welterweight world title he won after defeating Manny Pacquiao in May. The WBO requires boxers pay three percent of their purse to fight for a world title, up to a maximum of $200,000, AFP reports.
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